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Ocean Shores · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ocean Shores

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

More people in Ocean Shores are using a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While 82.9% speak only English, the community is more linguistically diverse than typical local spots, although it remains far less diverse than the state and national figures.

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📍 Ocean Shores, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.2% of residents speak another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. Despite this, only 0.5% speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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9.2% ▲ +37.7%

Higher than 74% 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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0.5% ▲ +71.5%

Higher than 69% 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 Ocean Shores, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 82.9% Italian 0.9% Punjabi 0.3% Greek 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Tagalog 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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13081/ocean-shores/topic/language