Snowtown · Urban Centre

Language in Snowtown

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Snowtown. Very few residents use another language at home, meaning there is little need for translation services in daily life here.

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📍 Snowtown, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This reflects a high level of English proficiency, with 0.0% of residents speaking little or no English.

1.1% ▼ -23.0%

Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Snowtown, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek 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 Snowtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422048/snowtown/topic/language