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Chester Hill - Sefton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Chester Hill - Sefton

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

About 62.5% of people in Chester Hill - Sefton use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse for its size. The trend of using other languages has grown since 2011.

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📍 Chester Hill - Sefton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 26.4% of residents, while Arabic (23.2%) and Vietnamese (12.8%) are also common. Around 15.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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62.5% ▲ +7.3%

Higher than 96% 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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15.1% ▲ +3.0%

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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Chester Hill - Sefton splits fairly evenly between English only (36%) and Arabic (31%), with Vietnamese at 17%.

English only 26.4% Arabic 23.2% Vietnamese 12.8% Mandarin 5.1% Cantonese 4.5% Greek 0.9% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.4% Hindi 0.3% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Chester Hill - Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031479/chester-hill-sefton/topic/language