41.3% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Padstow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Padstow
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Padstow now speak a language other than English at home, with this figure rising by 5.8 percentage points since 2011. Over 41% of residents use another language, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese are the most common non-English languages here. This linguistic diversity is reflected in the 7.6% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
7.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Padstow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011358/padstow/topic/language