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Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North

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

English is the primary language for 54.6% of people in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North. This area is far more linguistically diverse than the national average, with 41.5% of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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📍 Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin (12.2%) and Cantonese (6.7%) are the most common non-English languages. The proportion of people using another language at home rose 6.9 percentage points since 2011, while the 5.7% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most areas.

People using another language at home

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41.5% ▲ +20.1%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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5.7% ▼ -13.2%

Higher than 86% 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 Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North, English only is the majority at 70%; Mandarin is next at 16%.

English only 54.6% Mandarin 12.2% Cantonese 6.7% Hindi 1.2% Tagalog 0.7% Arabic 0.6% Italian 0.5% Vietnamese 0.4% Greek 0.4% Punjabi 0.2%

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 Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011399/chatswood-lane-cove-north/topic/language