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Language in Freshwater Point

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Freshwater Point compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.3% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Freshwater Point, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 83.9% of people, while Mandarin is the next most common at 2.3%. Despite this, 0.0% of the population speaks little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.3% ▲ —

Lower than 59% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Freshwater Point, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

English only 83.9% Mandarin 2.3%

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 Freshwater Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31088/freshwater-point/topic/language