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Auburn - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Auburn - Central

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

Mandarin is the most common language spoken at home in Auburn - Central, which is a highly multilingual area. Nearly 79% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Auburn - Central, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 78.6% of people use a language other than English at home, though this fell 3.1 points since 2016. This trend is seen alongside a high number of people who speak little or no English (23.5%), which is far above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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78.6% —

Higher than 99% 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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23.5% ▼ -0.4%

Higher than 99% 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 Auburn - Central, the largest group is Mandarin at 31%, followed by English only (25%) and Arabic (24%).

Mandarin 14.0% English only 11.5% Arabic 11.0% Cantonese 5.3% Hindi 0.9% Vietnamese 0.9% Tagalog 0.5% Italian 0.5% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 0.3%

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 Auburn - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011582/auburn-central/topic/language