Shaugh · Suburb / Locality

Language in Shaugh

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

A far smaller share of people speak a language other than English in Shaugh compared to the national figure. While 14.8% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the 22.3% seen across Australia.

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📍 Shaugh, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 42.6% of the area, but 7.4% speak Mandarin. Despite a much higher proportion of people using other languages than in most similar areas, no one in Shaugh reports speaking little or no English.

14.8%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Shaugh, English only is the majority at 85%; Mandarin is next at 15%.

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 Shaugh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41335/shaugh/topic/language