61.2% ▲ +2493.6%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Parramatta · Federal Electorate
Language in Parramatta
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 61% of people in Parramatta speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This represents a massive increase since 2011 and makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 31.9% of people use only English, common other languages include Mandarin (8.0%), Arabic (7.3%), Hindi (4.8%) and Cantonese (4.4%). About 9.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
9.9% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED135/parramatta/topic/language