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South Hurstville - Blakehurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in South Hurstville - Blakehurst

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

English is spoken by 37.6% of people at home in South Hurstville - Blakehurst, though most residents use a second language. This area is far more linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia, with nearly 58% of people speaking a language other than English.

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📍 South Hurstville - Blakehurst, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The 57.9% of people using another language at home is far above the national figure of 22.3%, and this has risen since 2011. Mandarin, Cantonese, Greek and Arabic are common, while the 11.4% who speak little or no English is well above the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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57.9% ▲ +8.9%

Higher than 94% 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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11.4% ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 94% 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 South Hurstville - Blakehurst, the largest group is English only at 49%, followed by Mandarin (20%) and Cantonese (14%).

English only 37.6% Mandarin 15.4% Cantonese 11.0% Greek 6.7% Arabic 3.8% Italian 0.9% Vietnamese 0.7% Tagalog 0.5% Hindi 0.4% 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 South Hurstville - Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031374/south-hurstville-blakehurst/topic/language