9.1% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Richmond - Clarendon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Richmond - Clarendon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Richmond - Clarendon compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.1% of residents use another language at home, which is much lower than the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This makes it a predominantly English-speaking area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 84.9% of the population, while Punjabi is the most common second language at 1.1%. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.0% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.0% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Richmond - Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124041466/richmond-clarendon/topic/language