17.0% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Newtown
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Newtown speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 17% of residents use another language, this is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 78.2% of residents, with Mandarin (1.8%) and Greek (1.4%) as the next most common. Only 1.8% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.8% —
Higher than 58% 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031640/newtown/topic/language