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Patonga · Urban Centre

Language in Patonga

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

Only 4.3% of people in Patonga (L) use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. While the area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, the proportion of people using other languages has risen since 2011.

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📍 Patonga, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 79.6% of residents, though 2.8% of people now speak little or no English, a figure that has risen since 2016. Outside of English, Italian is the most common language spoken at home at 1.9%.

People using another language at home

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4.3% ▲ +218.5%

Higher than 59% 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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2.8% ▲ —

Higher than 88% 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 Patonga, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 79.6% Italian 1.9%

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 Patonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122108/patonga/topic/language