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Carlingford - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Carlingford - West

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

A far higher share of people now speak a language other than English at home in Carlingford - West compared to the rest of the country. More than six in ten residents use another language, which is well above the national figure. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level.

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📍 Carlingford - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin (23.2%) and Cantonese (12.4%) are the most common non-English languages. This diversity is reflected in the 12.7% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People who speak little or no English

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12.7% —

Higher than 96% 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 Carlingford - West, the largest group is English only at 44%, followed by Mandarin (31%) and Cantonese (17%).

English only 32.8% Mandarin 23.2% Cantonese 12.4% Hindi 2.0% Arabic 1.6% Tagalog 0.7% Vietnamese 0.5% Punjabi 0.5% Italian 0.5% Greek 0.4%

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 Carlingford - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021712/carlingford-west/topic/language