Queenscliff · Suburb / Locality

Language in Queenscliff

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

A much smaller proportion of people speak a language other than English in Queenscliff compared to the state average. While 15.6% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English.

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📍 Queenscliff, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 80.9% of the area. Although 1.0% of people speak little or no English—which is much higher than in most similar areas—this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

15.6% ▲ +33.4%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 15.6%

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

1.0% ▼ -0.9%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Queenscliff, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 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 Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13309/queenscliff/topic/language