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Language in St Helens

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

English is the dominant tongue for 88.5% of residents in St Helens. This reflects a community where very few people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 St Helens, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.7% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure well below the state and national averages. While 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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3.7% ▲ +107.2%

Higher than 52% 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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0.4% ▼ -31.8%

Higher than 66% 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 St Helens, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 88.5% Tagalog 0.3% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60632/st-helens/topic/language