56.2% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Strathfield South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Strathfield South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in Strathfield South speak a language other than English at home, a rate among the highest for similar areas. This linguistic diversity is a defining feature of the suburb, with 56.2% of residents using another language, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 40% of the community, while Mandarin, Cantonese, and Arabic are also common. This diversity is reflected in the 8.6% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
8.6% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Strathfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031576/strathfield-south/topic/language