34.1% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pennant Hills - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher share of people speak a language other than English in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham compared to the rest of the country. About 34.1% of residents use another language at home, which is 12 points above the national figure. This linguistic diversity has grown steadily over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin and Cantonese are the most common non-English languages, spoken by 10.2% and 5.4% of people. While many speak another language, only 4.5% of residents say they speak little or no English, a figure about the same as the New South Wales average.
4.5% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Pennant Hills - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126011496/pennant-hills-cheltenham/topic/language