Currie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Currie

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

English is the primary language for 85% of people in Currie. While a small number of residents speak other languages at home, the area is far less linguistically diverse than the Australian average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 6.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Virtually no one in the area speaks little or no English, a result well below the Australian average.

6.3% ▲ +42.4%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 6.3%

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 Currie, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi 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 Currie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60142/currie/topic/language