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Alfred Cove · Suburb / Locality

Language in Alfred Cove

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

A much smaller proportion of people in Alfred Cove speak a language other than English compared to the rest of the country. While 13.6% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here use English as their only language.

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📍 Alfred Cove, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 83.1% of residents, with Italian, Mandarin and Cantonese being the most common other languages. Only 1.1% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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13.6% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 81% 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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1.1% ▲ +16.4%

Higher than 77% 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 Alfred Cove, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 83.1% Italian 2.0% Mandarin 1.6% Cantonese 1.2% Arabic 0.4% Tagalog 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 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 Alfred Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50010/alfred-cove/topic/language