43.3% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Macquarie Fields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Macquarie Fields
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 43% of people in Macquarie Fields speak 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 other similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 48.7% of residents, others commonly speak Arabic, Hindi, Vietnamese, or Tagalog. About 5.1% of the population speak little or no English, which is a little above the Australian figure of 3.4%.
5.1% —
Higher than 83% 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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021706/macquarie-fields/topic/language