8.9% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Sunset Beach · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost 9% of people in Sunset Beach speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is well below the Western Australian and national figures, it marks a notable local diversity for the community.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83.1% of residents. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 0.6%, though this is still higher than in most similar areas.
8.9% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.6% ▲ +111.7%
Higher than 71% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Sunset Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51419/sunset-beach/topic/language