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Guildford West - Merrylands West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Guildford West - Merrylands West

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

More than half of all people in Guildford West - Merrylands West speak a language other than English at home. This high level of linguistic diversity is a key part of daily life here, with 56.5% of residents using a second language.

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📍 Guildford West - Merrylands West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common non-English language, spoken by 22.6% of people. This diversity is reflected in the 11.1% who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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56.5% ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 93% 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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11.1% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 94% 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 Guildford West - Merrylands West, English only is the majority at 52%; Arabic is next at 34%.

English only 34.8% Arabic 22.6% Mandarin 2.9% Cantonese 1.7% Vietnamese 1.4% Hindi 1.1% Tagalog 1.0% Italian 0.9% Punjabi 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 Guildford West - Merrylands West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031484/guildford-west-merrylands-west/topic/language