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Sydney (South) - Haymarket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Sydney (South) - Haymarket

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Nearly 70% of people in Haymarket speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This high level of diversity is reflected in the many different languages spoken daily across the neighbourhood.

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📍 Sydney (South) - Haymarket, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by only 21.9% of residents, while Mandarin is the next most common language at 18.3%. This diversity is reflected in the 15.4% of people who speak little or no English, a figure far above the national average of 3.4%.

People who speak little or no English

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15.4% —

Higher than 99% 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.

Language used at home

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In Sydney (South) - Haymarket, the largest group is English only at 44%, followed by Mandarin (36%) and Cantonese (11%).

English only 21.9% Mandarin 18.3% Cantonese 5.3% Vietnamese 1.9% Hindi 1.1% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.5% Arabic 0.4% Greek 0.2% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Sydney (South) - Haymarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031645/sydney-haymarket/topic/language