Greenwell Point · Urban Centre

Language in Greenwell Point

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

Very few residents have shifted their language use since 2011, leaving Greenwell Point as a place where English is almost universally spoken. Only 2.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Greenwell Point, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 93% of the population, with Mandarin at 1% being the most common other language. This means the area is far less linguistically diverse than New South Wales, and no one here reported speaking little or no English.

2.7% ▼ -14.1%

Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Greenwell Point, English only is the majority at 98%; 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 Greenwell Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115068/greenwell-point/topic/language