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Language in Safety Beach

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

A rise in non-English speakers has changed the linguistic makeup of Safety Beach (L) since 2011. While 8.3% of people now use a language other than English at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Safety Beach, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.6% of residents, though Punjabi is spoken by 4.7%. The proportion of people using another language at home rose 6.8 points since 2011, and those who speak little or no English rose to 1.0%.

People using another language at home

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8.3% ▲ +471.1%

Higher than 82% 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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1.0% ▲ —

Higher than 79% 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 Safety Beach, English only is the majority at 94%; Punjabi is next at 5%.

English only 88.6% Punjabi 4.7% Mandarin 0.9%

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 Safety Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121100/safety-beach/topic/language