70.6% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wentworthville - Westmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wentworthville - Westmead
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 70% of residents speak a language other than English at home, placing Wentworthville - Westmead among the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%. The area's multilingual character has grown since 2016, reflecting a strong presence of global languages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken at home for 21.7% of people, while Hindi (8.5%), Arabic (3.9%), Punjabi (3.9%), and Mandarin (3.2%) are also common. About 8% of the population speaks little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%, though this proportion fell by 1.7 points since 2016.
8.0% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Wentworthville - Westmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041589/wentworthville-westmead/topic/language