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Parkes Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Parkes Surrounds

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

Among the lowest for language diversity in its class, Parkes Surrounds is an area where almost everyone speaks English. Only 2% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Parkes Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 88.1% of the population, leaving just 2.0% who use another language—a rate far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.3%.

People using another language at home

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2.0% ▼ -3.3%

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▼ -5.5%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Parkes Surrounds, English only is the majority at 100%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

English only 88.1% Cantonese 0.2% Italian 0.1% Mandarin 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 Parkes Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021068/parkes-surrounds/topic/language