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Silky Oak · Suburb / Locality

Language in Silky Oak

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Silky Oak, where very few residents use other languages. Only 5.1% of the population speaks a language other than English at home, making it a very linguistically uniform area.

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📍 Silky Oak, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is used by 86.5% of residents, some speak Italian (2.2%). The proportion of people using another language is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

People using another language at home

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5.1% ▼ -52.6%

Higher than 60% 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 Silky Oak, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 3%.

English only 86.5% Italian 2.2%

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 Silky Oak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32562/silky-oak/topic/language