Skinners Shoot · Suburb / Locality

Language in Skinners Shoot

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

English is the main language spoken in Skinners Shoot, where 73.8% of people use it exclusively at home. While more residents speak a second language than in most similar areas, the variety is low, with Italian being the only other notable language listed.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 19.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas but well below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

19.2% ▲ +474.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 19.2%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Skinners Shoot, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 6%.

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 Skinners Shoot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13571/skinners-shoot/topic/language