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Forestville - Killarney Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Forestville - Killarney Heights

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

About one in four residents in Forestville - Killarney Heights speak a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most similar areas. This trend has grown over the last decade, though English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.

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📍 Forestville - Killarney Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 25.2% of people use another language at home, very few struggle with English, with only 2.4% speaking little or no English. After English, the most common languages spoken are Cantonese (3.4%) and Mandarin (3.2%).

People using another language at home

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25.2% ▲ +16.1%

Higher than 72% 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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2.4% ▼ -2.8%

Higher than 64% 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 Forestville - Killarney Heights, English only is the majority at 89%; Cantonese is next at 4%.

English only 71.9% Cantonese 3.4% Mandarin 3.2% Italian 0.7% Greek 0.5% Arabic 0.4% Tagalog 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Forestville - Killarney Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031427/forestville-killarney-heights/topic/language