Guildford - South Granville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Guildford - South Granville

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

Language patterns in Guildford - South Granville have remained steady since 2011, with 65% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most linguistically diverse in the region.

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📍 Guildford - South Granville, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common language spoken at home at 34.6%, while only 23.2% of residents speak only English. This diversity is reflected in the 14.4% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average.

65.0% ▼ -0.4%

Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 65.3%
  • 2016: 67.8%
  • 2021: 65.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

14.4% ▲ +0.5%

Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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 Guildford - South Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031483/guildford-south-granville/topic/language