47.6% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ermington - Rydalmere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ermington - Rydalmere
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Ermington - Rydalmere use a language other than English at home. This linguistic diversity is far above national levels, with 47.6% of people speaking a different language, a figure that has risen steadily since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the most common language at 47.1%, followed by Mandarin at 9.9% and Cantonese at 5.9%. This diversity is reflected in the 10.5% of people who speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
10.5% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Ermington - Rydalmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021477/ermington-rydalmere/topic/language