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Pemulwuy - Greystanes (North) · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Pemulwuy - Greystanes (North)

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

A far greater share of people now speak a language other than English in Pemulwuy - Greystanes (North) compared to previous years. About 42.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other similar places.

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📍 Pemulwuy - Greystanes (North), Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 52.3% of people speak only English, 42.3% use another language, with Arabic (8.4%), Hindi (2.9%), and Mandarin (2.1%) being the most common. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%, though the 4.3% who speak little or no English is about the same as the state average.

People who speak little or no English

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4.3% —

Higher than 78% 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 Pemulwuy - Greystanes (North), English only is the majority at 72%; Arabic is next at 11%.

English only 52.3% Arabic 8.4% Hindi 2.9% Mandarin 2.1% Greek 1.8% Cantonese 1.6% Tagalog 1.4% Italian 1.1% Punjabi 0.7% Vietnamese 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 Pemulwuy - Greystanes (North) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031715/pemulwuy-greystanes/topic/language