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Surat · Urban Centre

Language in Surat

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

Almost everyone in Surat (L) speaks only English at home, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas at this level. Only 1.2% of the population uses a language other than English, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Surat, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 92.5% of residents, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. No one in the area reported speaking little or no English, a drop from 7.7% in 2016.

People using another language at home

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1.2% ▼ -14.6%

Lower than 89% 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 Surat, English only is the majority at 99%; Hindi is next at 1%.

English only 92.5% Hindi 0.7%

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 Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322114/surat/topic/language