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Strathfield - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Strathfield - East

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

A massive shift in linguistic diversity has occurred in Strathfield - East since 2011, with the area now seeing far more people using languages other than English. About 70.5% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that is far above the national average.

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📍 Strathfield - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken alone by 23.2% of people, while Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Hindi are also common. This linguistic mix is reflected in the 10.8% of residents who speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.

People who speak little or no English

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10.8% —

Higher than 93% 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 Strathfield - East, the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Mandarin (19%) and Cantonese (13%).

English only 23.2% Mandarin 9.3% Cantonese 6.7% Vietnamese 2.9% Hindi 2.6% Arabic 2.2% Italian 1.2% Greek 1.2% Tagalog 0.5% Punjabi 0.3%

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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031680/strathfield-east/topic/language