56.3% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Strathfield - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Strathfield - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in Strathfield - West use a language other than English at home. This high level of diversity means many residents navigate daily life in multiple languages, with 56.3% of the population speaking a non-English language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 40% of residents, while Arabic (9.3%), Mandarin (9.2%), Cantonese (7.8%) and Vietnamese (3.6%) are also common. This variety is reflected in the 7.8% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national average of 3.4%.
7.8% —
Higher than 89% 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 Strathfield - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031681/strathfield-west/topic/language