53.6% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a core part of daily life in Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley, where more than half of all residents speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse of its kind.
English and the largest community languages.
About 53.6% of people here use a language other than English at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This diversity is reflected in the common use of Arabic (14.9%), Mandarin (6%), Greek (2.7%), and Cantonese (2.6%), while 9.3% of residents speak little or no English.
53.6% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
9.3% —
Higher than 91% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041668/arncliffe-bardwell-valley/topic/language