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Canterbury-Bankstown · Council (LGA)

Language in Canterbury-Bankstown

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

A massive 59.1% of people in Canterbury-Bankstown speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This high level of diversity is a defining feature of the area, though the proportion of non-English speakers fell slightly by 1.1 percentage points since 2016.

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📍 Canterbury-Bankstown, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common second language at 17.2%, followed by Vietnamese at 7.5%. Because so many people use other languages, the 12.9% who speak little or no English is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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59.1% —

Higher than 95% 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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12.9% ▼ -1.3%

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 Canterbury-Bankstown, the largest group is English only at 45%, followed by Arabic (23%) and Vietnamese (10%).

English only 33.8% Arabic 17.2% Vietnamese 7.5% Mandarin 5.1% Greek 4.7% Cantonese 3.7% Italian 1.3% Tagalog 0.7% Hindi 0.7% 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 Canterbury-Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown/topic/language