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Svensson Heights · Suburb / Locality

Language in Svensson Heights

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

English remains the dominant language for almost everyone in Svensson Heights. Very few residents use a foreign language at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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📍 Svensson Heights, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. While 90.8% speak only English, a small number of residents use languages such as Arabic, Italian, Hindi or Mandarin.

People using another language at home

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4.2% ▲ +22.0%

Higher than 56% 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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0.5% ▼ -9.3%

Higher than 70% 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 Svensson Heights, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 0%.

English only 90.8% Arabic 0.3% Italian 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 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 Svensson Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32705/svensson-heights/topic/language