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Language in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point

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

English is the dominant tongue in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, where only 5.5% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area where very few residents rely on translation or multilingual services for daily life.

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📍 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, Urban Area

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 88.7% of the population, and the proportion of people using another language has fallen sharply since 2011. Only 0.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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5.5% ▼ -84.3%

Lower than 65% of urban area areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.6% ▼ -90.9%

Lower than 61% of urban area 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 Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 88.7% Greek 0.8% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Hindi 0.0% Punjabi 0.0%

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 Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1030/st-georges-basin-sanctuary-point/topic/language