Speers Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Speers Point

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

More people speak a language other than English in Speers Point than in most similar areas, though only 6.5% of the population does so. English remains the dominant tongue here, with the vast majority of residents using it as their only language at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 6.5% of people use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, a result that is well below the state average.

6.5% ▲ +72.1%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 6.5%

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

0.7% ▲ +86.8%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Speers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13621/speers-point/topic/language