Turners Beach · Suburb / Locality

Language in Turners Beach

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Turners Beach, where only 3% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure, making it an area with very little linguistic diversity.

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📍 Turners Beach, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 92.4% of residents speak only English, the 0.4% who speak little or no English is actually higher than in most similar areas. Other languages spoken in the community include Mandarin and Punjabi, though these are used by very few people.

3.0% ▲ +219.3%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.9%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.4% ▲ +132.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Turners Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Turners Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60699/turners-beach/topic/language