Picton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Picton

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

English is the primary language for 92% of people in Picton, making it a very linguistically uniform area. This is far below the national figure, with very few residents using a language other than English at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.4% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the 22.3% national average. Despite this, the 0.4% who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas.

4.4% ▲ +11.8%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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

0.4% ▼ -46.4%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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.

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 Picton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13212/picton/topic/language