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Language in Alloway

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

English is the main language for nearly 80% of people in Alloway. While this is common, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home compared to most similar places.

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📍 Alloway, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. Italian is the most common second language at 3.9%, and 2.3% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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9.0% ▲ +84.5%

Higher than 74% 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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2.3% ▲ +84.1%

Higher than 86% 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 Alloway, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 5%.

English only 79.1% Italian 3.9% Vietnamese 0.8%

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 Alloway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30042/alloway/topic/language