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Language in Chittaway Bay

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

More people in Chittaway Bay speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While English is the main language for 90.9% of the community, about 5.8% use another language, though this is still far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Chittaway Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 5.8% of people use a language other than English at home, including small numbers of Cantonese, Tagalog, Italian and Hindi speakers. Only 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure but higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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5.8% ▲ +56.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -74.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Chittaway Bay, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 90.9% Cantonese 0.8% Tagalog 0.4% Italian 0.3% Hindi 0.3%

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 Chittaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10910/chittaway-bay/topic/language