Elanora Heights · Suburb / Locality

Language in Elanora Heights

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

English is spoken by 89.3% of people at home in Elanora Heights. While this is far below the national figure, it remains a very common language for the area. Only a small number of residents use other languages or struggle with English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, very few people—just 0.7%—speak little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales average.

8.7% ▲ +32.5%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 8.7%

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

0.7% ▼ -1.6%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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.

Language used at home

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In Elanora Heights, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Elanora Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11392/elanora-heights/topic/language