Sunset Beach · Suburb / Locality

Language in Sunset Beach

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.

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Languages at home

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.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 8.9%

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

0.6% ▲ +111.7%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Sunset Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

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 Sunset Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51419/sunset-beach/topic/language