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Language in Abbey

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

English is spoken in 90.2% of homes in Abbey, making it the dominant language for the area. While the community is less linguistically diverse than the national average, it has a higher rate of people using other languages at home than most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.7% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +6.7%

Higher than 60% 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% ▲ —

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 Abbey, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 90.2% Italian 0.4% Vietnamese 0.2%

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 Abbey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50002/abbey/topic/language