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Watson · Federal Electorate

Language in Watson

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

A massive 51 percentage point jump since 2011 means Watson has quickly become a highly multilingual area. Now, 62.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the Australian average.

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📍 Watson, Federal Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While only 30% of people speak English only, Arabic is the most common second language at 16.6%. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 13.8% of residents who speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure.

People using another language at home

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62.8% ▲ +426.1%

Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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13.8% ▼ -3.0%

Higher than 99% of federal electorate 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 Watson, the largest group is English only at 43%, followed by Arabic (24%) and Mandarin (9%).

English only 30.0% Arabic 16.6% Mandarin 6.6% Greek 4.5% Cantonese 4.2% Vietnamese 3.7% Italian 2.0% Hindi 0.9% Tagalog 0.9% Punjabi 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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED144/watson/topic/language