Silverdale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Silverdale

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

More people in Silverdale use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 8.3% of residents speak another language, this remains far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Silverdale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.7% of the community. While 0.9% of people speak little or no English—a figure much higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

8.3% ▲ +34.6%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 8.3%

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

0.9% ▲ +47.4%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Silverdale, 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 Silverdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13559/silverdale/topic/language