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Long Jetty · Suburb / Locality

Language in Long Jetty

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

Far more people in Long Jetty speak a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While English is the dominant tongue, the community is slightly more linguistically diverse than nearby suburbs. This is reflected in the small numbers of residents who speak languages such as Punjabi and Arabic.

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📍 Long Jetty, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 6.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the 1.1% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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6.8% ▲ +39.9%

Higher than 69% 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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1.1% ▲ +37.8%

Higher than 77% 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 Long Jetty, English only is the majority at 97%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 86.9% Punjabi 0.7% Arabic 0.5% Italian 0.4% Greek 0.3% Mandarin 0.3% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Long Jetty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12387/long-jetty/topic/language