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Port Noarlunga · Suburb / Locality

Language in Port Noarlunga

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Port Noarlunga, where 91.2% of people use it as their only language at home. While the area has seen a slight increase in language diversity since 2011, it remains far less multilingual than the state and national averages.

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📍 Port Noarlunga, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.9% of residents speak another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English, with just 0.6% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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5.9% ▲ +10.4%

Higher than 64% 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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0.6% ▼ -4.8%

Higher than 71% 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 Noarlunga, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

English only 91.2% Vietnamese 0.3% Greek 0.3% Italian 0.3% Cantonese 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Punjabi 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 Port Noarlunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41206/port-noarlunga/topic/language