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Cape Schanck · Urban Centre

Language in Cape Schanck

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

English is spoken by 89.1% of residents in Cape Schanck, making it the dominant language of the area. This community is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation, with very few people using a language other than English at home.

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📍 Cape Schanck, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.2% of people use another language at home, a figure that is far below the national average of 22.3% and has fallen since 2011. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.2% ▼ -39.9%

Lower than 58% 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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% 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 Cape Schanck, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 89.1% Cantonese 0.6% Italian 0.6%

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 Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221015/cape-schanck/topic/language