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Language in Sunshine Beach

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

English is the primary tongue for 85.3% of people in Sunshine Beach, making it much more linguistically uniform than many other Australian areas. While a small number of residents use other languages, this is far below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 8.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas but well below the Queensland average. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.3% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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8.5% ▲ +77.8%

Higher than 73% 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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0.3% ▼ -0.8%

Higher than 65% 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 Sunshine Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 85.3% Italian 0.6% Greek 0.2% Arabic 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 Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32700/sunshine-beach/topic/language