54.2% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Schofields (West) - Colebee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Schofields (West) - Colebee
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive shift in the linguistic makeup of Schofields (West) - Colebee has seen it become a multilingual hub. Over half the population now speaks a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
More than half of residents (54.2%) use a language other than English at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While English is the main language for 41.9%, Hindi (8.6%), Punjabi (4.9%), and Tagalog (4.0%) are also common. About 4.4% speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas.
4.4% —
Higher than 79% 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 Schofields (West) - Colebee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021631/schofields-colebee/topic/language