South Golden Beach · Urban Centre

Language in South Golden Beach

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

Most people in South Golden Beach use English as their only language at home, though the proportion of those speaking other languages has doubled since 2011. While the area is much more linguistically diverse than similar places, it remains far less diverse than the state and national figures.

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📍 South Golden Beach, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Italian and Greek being the most common non-English options. Despite this, the 0.5% who speak little or no English is well below the New South Wales average.

8.7% ▲ +113.1%

Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 8.7%

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

0.5% ▲ +101.7%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 South Golden Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; 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 South Golden Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115128/south-golden-beach/topic/language