8.6% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pittwater · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Pittwater
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 8.6% of people in Pittwater use a language other than English at home, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. This is far below both the state and national figures, making it a predominantly English-speaking community. The proportion of people speaking other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 87.4% of residents. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.6% speaking little or no English, which is lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
0.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Pittwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12202/pittwater/topic/language