27.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Randwick · Council (LGA)
Language in Randwick
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people in Randwick use a language other than English at home compared to most other areas. While this figure has fallen slightly since 2011 to 27.8%, it remains well above the national average of 22.3%. This linguistic variety is led by speakers of Mandarin, Greek, and Cantonese.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 27.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Despite this, the 3.1% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most areas, though it is a little below the state average.
3.1% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Randwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16550/randwick/topic/language