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Penrice · Suburb / Locality

Language in Penrice

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

Only 2.7% of people in Penrice speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. English is the dominant tongue here, with very few residents using other languages in their daily lives.

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📍 Penrice, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The vast majority of people use English only, making up 92.6% of the population. While a small number of people speak Italian, nobody in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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2.7% ▲ +0.5%

Lower 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Penrice, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 92.6% Italian 1.9%

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 Penrice [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41139/penrice/topic/language