52.6% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Glenfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Glenfield
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of all residents in Glenfield use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making the area much more linguistically diverse than most of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 52.6% of people speak another language at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This diversity is reflected in the common use of Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin and Tagalog, while 5.5% of residents speak little or no English.
5.5% —
Higher than 85% 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 Glenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021704/glenfield/topic/language