56.1% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mascot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mascot
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in Mascot speak a language other than English at home. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region, with 56.1% of residents using a second language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the most common language (37.9%), Mandarin is spoken by 12.5% of residents. This high diversity is reflected in the 7.2% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national average of 3.4%.
7.2% —
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 Mascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117011635/mascot/topic/language