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Alpha · Urban Centre

Language in Alpha

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

English is spoken by 86.9% of people at home in Alpha (L), making it the dominant language here. Very few residents use a language other than English, and this trend has remained steady over the last decade.

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📍 Alpha, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.5% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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1.5% ▼ -32.4%

Lower than 87% 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% → —

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 Alpha, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 86.9% Mandarin 1.2%

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 Alpha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322002/alpha/topic/language