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Burwood · Council (LGA)

Language in Burwood

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

More than 60% of people in Burwood speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. While English is the most common tongue, a huge proportion of the population uses a second language daily.

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📍 Burwood, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 19.9%, followed by Cantonese at 8.2%. This diversity is reflected in the 62.9% of residents who use another language at home—a figure far above the national 22.3%—and the 13.8% who speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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62.9% ▲ +6.2%

Higher than 96% of council (lga) 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% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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 Burwood, the largest group is English only at 43%, followed by Mandarin (27%) and Cantonese (11%).

English only 31.4% Mandarin 19.9% Cantonese 8.2% Arabic 3.5% Italian 3.3% Vietnamese 2.4% Greek 2.1% Hindi 1.0% Tagalog 0.6% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11300/burwood/topic/language