Point Turton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Point Turton

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Point Turton compared to the rest of the country. Only 2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian places.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used by 92.6% of the population, while Italian is the next most common at 2.6%. No one in the area reports speaking little or no English, a figure that sits well below the national average.

2.0% ▼ -17.7%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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 Point Turton, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 3%.

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 Point Turton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41175/point-turton/topic/language