52.4% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bennelong · Federal Electorate
Language in Bennelong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of residents in Bennelong speak a language other than English at home, creating a diverse daily environment. This is far above the national figure, with 52.4% of people using another language in their households.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 15.3%, followed by Cantonese at 8.4%. This linguistic variety is among the highest for similar areas, while the 9.1% who speak little or no English is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
9.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
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.
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 Bennelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED103/bennelong/topic/language