Valla Beach · Suburb / Locality

Language in Valla Beach

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

English remains the dominant language in Valla Beach, with very little change in the local linguistic mix since 2011. Only 3.8% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English, at 90.1%. While 0.8% of the population speak little or no English—which is much higher than in most similar areas—this is still well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

3.8% ▲ +40.2%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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

0.8% ▲ —

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Valla Beach, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 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 Valla Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14086/valla-beach/topic/language