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Pottsville · Urban Centre

Language in Pottsville

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

Pottsville sits right in the middle of similar areas for the variety of languages spoken at home. English is the dominant language here, with 91% of people speaking it only. While the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Pottsville, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, as just 0.3% speak little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +31.9%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▼ -25.3%

Higher than 54% of urban centre 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 Pottsville, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 91.0% Punjabi 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Italian 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 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 Pottsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114025/pottsville/topic/language