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Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach · Urban Centre

Language in Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach

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

Daily life in Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach is mostly English-speaking, though more people are using other languages than in most similar areas. While 87.5% of residents speak only English, the proportion of people using another language at home rose to 7.4% by 2021.

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📍 Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The typical resident speaks English, and the 7.4% who use another language is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 3.3%, while only 1.1% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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7.4% ▲ +146.9%

Higher than 79% 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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1.1% ▲ +139.5%

Higher than 81% 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 Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach, English only is the majority at 95%; Punjabi is next at 4%.

English only 87.5% Punjabi 3.3% Mandarin 0.4% Tagalog 0.2% Italian 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115124/sandy-beach-emerald-beach/topic/language