Pacific Heights · Suburb / Locality

Language in Pacific Heights

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

English is the primary language for 91.3% of people in Pacific Heights. This is a very high figure compared to the rest of the country, reflecting a community where very few residents use a language other than English at home.

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📍 Pacific Heights, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.5% of people here use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the 0.0% who speak little or no English is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.5% ▲ +162.3%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Pacific Heights, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Pacific Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32246/pacific-heights/topic/language