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Emerald Beach West · Urban Centre

Language in Emerald Beach West

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

A small increase in the use of non-English languages has occurred in Emerald Beach West (L) since 2011. Only 3.9% of people here speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Emerald Beach West, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 92.3% of residents, meaning the share of people using another language is far below the New South Wales average. While this rose 1.3 percentage points since 2011, only 0.6% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +53.3%

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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0.6% ▲ —

Higher than 68% 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 Emerald Beach West, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 92.3% Mandarin 0.6% Greek 0.5%

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 Emerald Beach West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121036/emerald-beach-west/topic/language