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Language in Greenhills Beach

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

A far lower share of people in Greenhills Beach use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of Australia. While 11.7% of the population speaks another language, this is 11 percentage points below the national figure. Most residents rely solely on English for their daily communication.

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📍 Greenhills Beach, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 86.3% of residents, though Mandarin and Greek are the next most common. While 1.2% of people speak little or no English, this is much higher than in most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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11.7% —

Higher than 78% 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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1.2% ▼ -51.0%

Higher than 78% 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 Greenhills Beach, English only is the majority at 93%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

English only 86.3% Mandarin 2.8% Greek 1.4% Arabic 0.7% Vietnamese 0.5% Cantonese 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 Greenhills Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11770/greenhills-beach/topic/language