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Wiley Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Wiley Park

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

Nearly three quarters of people in Wiley Park speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. While the proportion of people using other languages fell slightly since 2016, it remains a defining feature of the suburb.

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📍 Wiley Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 72.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. English is the most common language at 18%, followed by Arabic at 15.4% and Vietnamese at 4.5%. This diversity is reflected in the 14.3% of people who speak little or no English, a figure far above the national average.

People using another language at home

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72.4% —

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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14.3% ▼ -4.0%

Higher than 98% 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 Wiley Park, the largest group is English only at 37%, followed by Arabic (32%) and Vietnamese (9%).

English only 18.0% Arabic 15.4% Vietnamese 4.5% Cantonese 3.0% Greek 2.5% Mandarin 2.0% Hindi 1.9% Tagalog 0.8% Italian 0.4% 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 Wiley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021574/wiley-park/topic/language