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Picton - West · Urban Centre

Language in Picton - West

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

English is the dominant tongue in Picton - West (L), where 92.4% of people speak only this language at home. While most residents use English, the number of people speaking another language has risen to 5.2% since 2011.

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📍 Picton - West, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is higher than most similar areas, and the number of people who speak little or no English has risen slightly to 0.8%.

People using another language at home

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5.2% ▲ +134.7%

Higher than 68% 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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0.8% ▲ —

Higher than 76% 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 Picton - West, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 92.4% Italian 1.4% Punjabi 0.8%

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 Picton - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122111/picton-west/topic/language