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Bankstown - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Bankstown - North

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

Daily life in Bankstown - North is shaped by a huge variety of tongues, with 73.3% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3% and reflects a community where English is often not the first language spoken.

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📍 Bankstown - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common language at home for 20.4% of residents, followed by Vietnamese at 15%. Around 17.5% of people speak little or no English, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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73.3% —

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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17.5% ▼ -0.1%

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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Bankstown - North splits fairly evenly between Arabic (30%) and English only (28%), with Vietnamese at 22%.

Arabic 20.4% English only 19.0% Vietnamese 15.0% Mandarin 5.4% Cantonese 3.2% Greek 1.7% Hindi 0.9% Tagalog 0.7% Italian 0.6% Punjabi 0.3%

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 Bankstown - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011571/bankstown-north/topic/language