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Port Augusta West · Suburb / Locality

Language in Port Augusta West

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

Very few residents in Port Augusta West have seen their primary language at home change since 2011. English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the population. Only 6.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Port Augusta West, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 84.7% of people, though Punjabi is the most common second language at 1.7%. While the 6.9% of people using other languages is higher than in most similar areas, it is still far below the Australian average of 22.3%.

People using another language at home

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6.9% ▲ +58.2%

Higher than 69% 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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0.5% ▼ -34.5%

Higher than 69% 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 Port Augusta West, English only is the majority at 96%; Punjabi is next at 2%.

English only 84.7% Punjabi 1.7% Italian 0.4% Mandarin 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Arabic 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 Port Augusta West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41190/port-augusta-west/topic/language