Oyster Cove · Suburb / Locality

Language in Oyster Cove

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

English is the dominant language in Oyster Cove, where the area sits around the middle for its level of linguistic diversity compared to similar places. Very few residents use a language other than English at home, with only 3% doing so.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 91.2% of people speak only English, those using another language at home are far below the national figure of 22.3%. No residents reported speaking little or no English, which is well below the Australian average.

3.0% ▼ -53.3%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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 Oyster Cove, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Oyster Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60485/oyster-cove/topic/language