19.2% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Petersham - Stanmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Petersham - Stanmore
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A wide variety of voices are heard in the streets of Petersham - Stanmore, where nearly one in five people use a language other than English at home. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the New South Wales figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 75.9% of residents, though Greek is the most common other tongue at 2.5%. While 19.2% of people use another language at home—down 2.6 points since 2011—only 2.9% speak little or no English.
2.9% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Petersham - Stanmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021327/petersham-stanmore/topic/language