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Ethelton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ethelton

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

English is the primary language for 86.1% of people in Ethelton, though the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places. While most residents speak only English, about 11% use another language at home.

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📍 Ethelton, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Roughly 11% of residents speak a language other than English, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.2% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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11.0% ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 77% 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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1.2% ▼ -15.9%

Higher than 78% 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 Ethelton, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 86.1% Italian 1.6% Greek 1.5% Mandarin 0.5% Arabic 0.2% Tagalog 0.2%

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 Ethelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40415/ethelton/topic/language