Emu Flat · Suburb / Locality

Language in Emu Flat

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

More people use a language other than English at home in Emu Flat than in most similar areas. While 83% of the small population speaks only English, about 5.7% of residents use another language, which is much lower than the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Punjabi is the most common non-English language spoken here at 5.7%. Despite this, no one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average.

5.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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 Emu Flat, English only is the majority at 94%; Punjabi is next at 6%.

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 Emu Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40409/emu-flat/topic/language