56.6% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Toongabbie - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Toongabbie - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half the people in Toongabbie - West now use a language other than English at home. This reflects a significant shift toward a more multilingual community, with 56.6% of residents speaking a non-English language, which is far above the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is spoken by 38.2% of people, other common languages include Hindi (5.1%), Punjabi (3.4%), and Arabic (2.8%). This diversity is reflected in the 7.1% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average.
7.1% —
Higher than 88% 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.
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 Toongabbie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011627/toongabbie-west/topic/language