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Palmers Island · Suburb / Locality

Language in Palmers Island

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Palmers Island, with 92.7% of people speaking only English at home. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the state and the country.

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📍 Palmers Island, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.7% of people use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, this is still higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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1.7% ▼ -47.1%

Lower than 62% 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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% 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 Palmers Island, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 92.7% Mandarin 1.0% Italian 0.6%

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 Palmers Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13147/palmers-island/topic/language