59.6% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hornsby - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Hornsby - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 60% of people in Hornsby - East use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. While this proportion has fallen slightly since 2016, the area remains much more multilingual than most of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 14.1%, followed by Cantonese at 5.8%. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 10.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
10.7% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Hornsby - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021577/hornsby-east/topic/language