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Canterbury - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Canterbury - South

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

English is the primary language for 33.3% of people in Canterbury - South, making it the most common tongue in a highly diverse area. More than half the population speaks a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Canterbury - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 58.6% of residents use another language at home, a figure far above the New South Wales average. This high linguistic diversity is reflected in the 13.9% of people who speak little or no English, which is well above the state and national figures. Common non-English languages include Mandarin (10.5%), Greek (8.6%), Arabic (5.7%) and Vietnamese (4.7%).

People who speak little or no English

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13.9% —

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 Canterbury - South, the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Mandarin (15%) and Greek (12%).

English only 33.3% Mandarin 10.5% Greek 8.6% Arabic 5.7% Vietnamese 4.7% Cantonese 4.5% Italian 1.9% Tagalog 1.4% Hindi 0.8% 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 Canterbury - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021661/canterbury-south/topic/language