36.1% —
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mortdale - Oatley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mortdale - Oatley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people speak a language other than English in Mortdale - Oatley than in most similar areas. About 36% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This makes the area significantly more linguistically diverse than the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 60.4% of residents, but Mandarin (8.3%) and Cantonese (5.6%) are also common. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 5.7% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure of 3.4%.
5.7% —
Higher than 86% 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.
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 Mortdale - Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031666/mortdale-oatley/topic/language