Seacliff · Suburb / Locality

Language in Seacliff

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Seacliff than is the case across the country. While 88.7% of residents speak only English at home, the area has a slightly higher rate of multi-language use than most similar local areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Just 7.8% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

7.8% ▼ -1.1%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 7.8%

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

0.4% ▲ +108.0%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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.

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 Seacliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41311/seacliff/topic/language