Agnes Water · Suburb / Locality

Language in Agnes Water

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Agnes Water compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Agnes Water, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 82.7% of the area. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English—a figure higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

3.8% ▲ +39.6%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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

0.3% ▼ -27.1%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Agnes Water, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Agnes Water [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30014/agnes-water/topic/language