Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Sandy Creek

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

English is the primary language for 96.7% of people in Sandy Creek. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages, with very few residents using other languages at home.

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📍 Sandy Creek, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.9% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While a little below the state average, 1.1% of people here speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.

3.9% ▲ +14.3%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 3.9%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.1% ▲ —

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Sandy Creek, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41305/sandy-creek/topic/language