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West Beach · Suburb / Locality

Language in West Beach

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

English is the dominant tongue for almost everyone in West Beach, making it one of the least linguistically diverse spots in the region. Only 5% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This means daily life here is overwhelmingly English-speaking.

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📍 West Beach, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 90.3% of people speak only English, the 5% who use other languages at home is actually higher than most similar areas. Very few people struggle with the local tongue, as only 0.3% speak little or no English, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +71.7%

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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0.3% ▼ -55.4%

Higher than 64% 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 West Beach, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 90.3% Cantonese 0.5% Punjabi 0.3% Greek 0.3% Tagalog 0.3%

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 West Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51567/west-beach/topic/language