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Encounter Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Encounter Bay

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

English is the own dominant language in Encounter Bay, where only 3.8% of people use another language at home. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it is far below the national figure.

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📍 Encounter Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, making up 92.4% of the population. While only 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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3.8% ▲ +37.5%

Higher than 53% 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% ▼ -13.8%

Higher than 64% 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 Encounter Bay, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 92.4% Punjabi 0.2% Italian 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Greek 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 Encounter Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40410/encounter-bay/topic/language