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Port Pirie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Port Pirie

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Port Pirie than in the rest of the country. While 9.7% of residents use another language at home—a figure much higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the national average of 22.3%.

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📍 Port Pirie, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 83% of the population, with Greek and Italian each spoken by 1.7%. Despite the low overall use of other languages, the 4% who speak little or no English is among the highest for areas of this type.

People using another language at home

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9.7% ▼ -38.5%

Higher than 75% 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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4.0% ▲ +29.3%

Higher than 89% 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 Pirie, English only is the majority at 96%; Greek is next at 2%.

English only 83.0% Greek 1.7% Italian 1.7%

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 Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41209/port-pirie/topic/language