Mount Saint Thomas · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mount Saint Thomas

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

Much more diversity in the languages spoken at home is found in Mount Saint Thomas than in most similar areas. While 16.6% of residents use a language other than English, this is still well below the New South Wales and national figures.

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📍 Mount Saint Thomas, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 79.1% of the area, with Italian and Arabic being the most common other options. About 3.3% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the national figure.

16.6% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 16.6%

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

3.3% ▼ -4.6%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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 Mount Saint Thomas, English only is the majority at 95%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 Mount Saint Thomas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12802/mount-saint-thomas/topic/language