Felton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Felton

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

Only 1.5% of people in Felton use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a place where English is the overwhelming primary language for almost everyone.

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📍 Felton, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.5% of residents, while Italian is the most common other language at 1.1%. Despite the low use of other languages, the 1.5% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

1.5% ▼ -39.1%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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

1.5% ▲ —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Felton, English only is the majority at 99%; 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 Felton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31026/felton/topic/language