11.6% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Collaroy Plateau · Suburb / Locality
Language in Collaroy Plateau
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for most people in Collaroy Plateau, though it has a higher share of non-English speakers than most similar areas. While only 11.6% of residents use another language at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11.6% of people use a language other than English at home, with Italian and Mandarin being the most common. This is much higher than most similar areas, though only 1% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
1.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Collaroy Plateau [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10971/collaroy-plateau/topic/language