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Merrylands - Holroyd · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Merrylands - Holroyd

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

A huge 62.8% of people in Merrylands - Holroyd use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This high level of diversity is reflected in the variety of languages spoken across the neighbourhood.

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📍 Merrylands - Holroyd, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common non-English language at 17.9%, followed by Mandarin at 5.4%. Because so many residents speak other languages, 13.3% speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People who speak little or no English

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13.3% —

Higher than 97% 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 Merrylands - Holroyd, the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Arabic (30%) and Mandarin (9%).

English only 26.8% Arabic 17.9% Mandarin 5.4% Cantonese 2.3% Hindi 1.8% Punjabi 1.2% Tagalog 1.0% Vietnamese 0.9% Italian 0.8% Greek 0.7%

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 Merrylands - Holroyd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031714/merrylands-holroyd/topic/language