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Phillip Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Phillip Bay

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

Nearly three quarters of Phillip Bay residents speak only English at home, though the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places. About 24.1% of people use a language other than English, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Phillip Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 73% speak only English, others use Mandarin, Greek, Arabic or Cantonese. The 2.5% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the New South Wales figure.

People using another language at home

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24.1% ▲ +15.4%

Higher than 88% 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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2.5% ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 87% 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 Phillip Bay, English only is the majority at 90%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

English only 73.0% Mandarin 2.2% Greek 2.1% Arabic 1.1% Cantonese 1.0% Italian 0.8% Hindi 0.6% Vietnamese 0.4%

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 Phillip Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13205/phillip-bay/topic/language