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Swansea · Suburb / Locality

Language in Swansea

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

Around the middle of similar areas for linguistic diversity, Swansea is a place where English is the dominant tongue. Only 2.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Swansea, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The vast majority of people speak only English (92.6%), leaving very few residents who speak little or no English at 0.4%. This share is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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2.8% ▲ +30.5%

Lower than 55% 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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0.4% ▲ +10.3%

Higher than 68% 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 Swansea, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 92.6% Tagalog 0.1% Italian 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Mandarin 0.1%

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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13726/swansea/topic/language