11.7% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Shell Cove · Suburb / Locality
Language in Shell Cove
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for most people in Shell Cove, though a small number of residents bring international flair to the area. While 84% speak only English, a few other languages are heard in the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%, and only 1.1% of people speak little or no English.
1.1% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Shell Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13547/shell-cove/topic/language