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Somerton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Somerton

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

English is the primary language for 91.5% of people in Somerton. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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📍 Somerton, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.5% of people use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While 0.0% of the population speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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1.5% ▲ +20.4%

Lower than 63% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Somerton, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 91.5% Punjabi 1.1%

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 Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13588/somerton/topic/language