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Language in Surfside

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

A higher share of residents speak a language other than English in Surfside compared to most similar areas. While 5.9% of the community uses another language at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English.

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📍 Surfside, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.9% of residents, with smaller groups speaking Greek, Italian, Tagalog and Mandarin. Only 1.0% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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5.9% ▲ +31.8%

Higher than 64% 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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1.0% ▲ +253.1%

Higher than 76% 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 Surfside, English only is the majority at 97%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 86.9% Greek 1.2% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2%

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 Surfside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13713/surfside/topic/language