39.9% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pyrmont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Pyrmont
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A huge 39.9% of people in Pyrmont speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region, where nearly four in ten residents use a second language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is spoken by 52.6% of residents, Mandarin (6.9%) and Cantonese (4.3%) are the most common other languages. About 5.3% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.3% —
Higher than 84% 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 Pyrmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031641/pyrmont/topic/language