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Flying Fish Cove · Urban Centre

Language in Flying Fish Cove

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

Nearly half of the people in Flying Fish Cove speak a language other than English at home. This linguistic variety is far above the national figure, meaning many residents switch between languages in their daily lives. The community is notably diverse, though the proportion of people using other languages has fallen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Flying Fish Cove, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 48.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the figure for other territories. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 12.2%, and 11.7% of the population speak little or no English, a rate well above the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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48.8% ▼ -11.3%

Higher than 93% 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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11.7% ▼ -26.4%

Higher 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 Flying Fish Cove, English only is the majority at 66%; Mandarin is next at 24%.

English only 34.0% Mandarin 12.2% Cantonese 4.0% Vietnamese 0.5% Punjabi 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL915001/flying-fish-cove/topic/language