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Penola · Suburb / Locality

Language in Penola

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Penola, where only 3.5% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, meaning most residents share a common primary language in their daily lives.

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📍 Penola, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 90.1% of people speak only English, a small number use languages like Mandarin, Punjabi, and Italian. Despite the low use of other languages, the 1.0% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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3.5% ▲ +139.7%

Higher than 50% 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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1.0% ▲ +161.7%

Higher than 76% 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 Penola, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 90.1% Mandarin 0.7% Punjabi 0.4% Italian 0.4%

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 Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41137/penola/topic/language