14.6% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much lower share of people speak a language other than English in Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah compared to the rest of the state. Only 14.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Most people here speak English only.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the primary language for 81.6% of residents, others include Greek at 2.3% and Mandarin at 1.8%. Very few people struggle with English, as only 1.7% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.7% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12801/cronulla-miranda-caringbah/topic/language