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Shellharbour · Suburb / Locality

Language in Shellharbour

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

English remains the dominant language in Shellharbour, where only 7.5% of people use another language at home. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, with a very small number of residents speaking languages such as Greek or Italian.

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📍 Shellharbour, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

A small minority of 1.2% speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%. Most residents use only English at home, accounting for 88.5% of the population.

People using another language at home

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7.5% ▼ -30.9%

Higher than 71% 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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1.2% ▼ -13.0%

Higher than 78% 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 Shellharbour, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 88.5% Greek 0.6% Italian 0.5% Cantonese 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Shellharbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13548/shellharbour/topic/language