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Port Pirie West · Suburb / Locality

Language in Port Pirie West

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

About the same as similar areas, only 3.4% of people in Port Pirie West use a language other than English at home. This is a very low figure compared to the state and national levels. English is the primary language for nearly 90% of the population.

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📍 Port Pirie West, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 89.2% of residents speak only English, a small number use languages such as Greek, Tagalog, and Italian. Only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the state and national figures.

People using another language at home

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3.4% ▼ -0.5%

Higher than 50% 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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0.7% ▼ -20.9%

Higher than 72% 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 West, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 0%.

English only 89.2% Greek 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% Italian 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Mandarin 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 Pirie West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41211/port-pirie-west/topic/language