48.7% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cherrybrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Cherrybrook
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Cherrybrook speak a language other than English at home, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This linguistic diversity has grown over the last five years, with 48.7% of people now using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the most common language at 48.7%, followed by Mandarin at 12.7% and Cantonese at 7.0%. While 5.5% of people speak little or no English, this is a little above the national figure of 3.4%.
5.5% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Cherrybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011558/cherrybrook/topic/language