49.0% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ashfield - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ashfield - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of the people in Ashfield - South speak a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than most Australian suburbs. This variety is reflected in the fact that 49% of residents use another language, a figure far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 46.7% of residents, while Mandarin (14%), Cantonese (6.2%), Greek (2.5%), and Italian (2.4%) are also common. This diversity is linked to the 11.3% of people who speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
11.3% —
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.
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 Ashfield - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031677/ashfield-south/topic/language