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Auburn - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Auburn - South

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

English is the most spoken language in Auburn - South, but only by a tiny margin. This is a linguistically diverse area where 72.8% of people speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Auburn - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is spoken by 17.8% of residents, while Mandarin and Cantonese are used by 13.0% and 8.5% respectively. This diversity is reflected in the 21.0% of people who speak little or no English, which is far above the 3.4% national figure.

People using another language at home

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72.8% —

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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21.0% ▲ +2.2%

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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Auburn - South splits fairly evenly between English only (29%) and Arabic (29%), with Mandarin at 21%.

English only 17.9% Arabic 17.8% Mandarin 13.0% Cantonese 8.5% Vietnamese 2.2% Hindi 0.7% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.5% Punjabi 0.5% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011584/auburn-south/topic/language