Flying Fish Point · Urban Centre

Language in Flying Fish Point

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

A rise to 6.6% of people using a language other than English at home marks a shift for Flying Fish Point. While the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the Australian average, this figure has grown from nothing in 2011.

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📍 Flying Fish Point, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.6% of residents, though Mandarin, Italian and Punjabi are also spoken. Despite the increase in other languages, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

6.6% ▲ —

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Flying Fish Point, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 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 Flying Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322045/flying-fish-point/topic/language