Elliott · Suburb / Locality

Language in Elliott

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

English is the main language spoken in Elliott, where 63.1% of people use only English at home. However, the area is far more linguistically diverse than the national average, with 32.8% of residents speaking another language.

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📍 Elliott, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 32.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the Australian figure. This diversity is reflected in the 6.6% who speak little or no English, a rate that is well above the national average.

32.8% ▲ +80.9%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 33.6%
  • 2021: 32.8%

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

6.6% ▲ +180.5%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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 Elliott, 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 Elliott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70091/elliott/topic/language