Preston Beach · Suburb / Locality

Language in Preston Beach

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

Just 1.1% of people in Preston Beach use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than most Australian areas. English is the dominant tongue here, with the vast majority of residents speaking only one language.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 82.8% of the population, which is far below the 22.3% national figure for other languages. Very few people speak little or no English, and Italian is the only other language mentioned by any residents.

1.1% ▼ -69.4%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Preston Beach, 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 Preston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51262/preston-beach/topic/language