Scottsdale · Urban Centre

Language in Scottsdale

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

Fewer people speak a language other than English in Scottsdale than in most similar areas. Only 2.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the dominant language here, though the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Scottsdale, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken exclusively by 91.2% of the community, and only 0.2% of people speak little or no English. This is well below the Australian average, with small numbers of people using Mandarin, Tagalog or Cantonese.

2.5% ▲ +57.3%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

0.2% ▲ —

Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Scottsdale, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Scottsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615021/scottsdale/topic/language