50.7% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Northmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Northmead
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 43.7% of Northmead residents, but the area is remarkably diverse. More than half the population speaks another language at home, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 50.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While Hindi is the most common non-English language at 5.8%, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is a little above the national average at 5.6%.
5.6% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Northmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041491/northmead/topic/language