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Language in Sunrise Beach

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Sunrise Beach, where only 10% of people use another language at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 85.3% of residents, with small numbers of people speaking Italian, Greek, Cantonese or Mandarin. Only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

People using another language at home

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10.0% ▲ +76.1%

Higher than 75% 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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0.6% ▲ +93.7%

Higher than 72% 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 Sunrise Beach, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 85.3% Italian 0.6% Greek 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Sunrise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32697/sunrise-beach/topic/language