Pitt Town · Urban Centre

Language in Pitt Town

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Pitt Town compared to the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians use another language at home, the figure here is just 4.5%. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Pitt Town, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 93.8% of residents. Only 0.3% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4% and has barely changed since 2016.

4.5% ▲ +52.1%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

0.3% ▼ -33.9%

Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Pitt Town, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian 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 Pitt Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115120/pitt-town/topic/language