Sarina · Urban Centre

Language in Sarina

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

Only 3.3% of people in Sarina used another language at home in 2021, down from 5.4% in 2011. This means the area has become more linguistically uniform over the last decade. The vast majority of the community speaks only English.

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📍 Sarina, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 84.3% of residents, which is far more common than the national figure. While 0.4% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

3.3% ▼ -38.1%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.4% ▲ +6.8%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Sarina, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

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 Sarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315088/sarina/topic/language