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Epping (NSW) - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Epping (NSW) - West

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

English is the most common language in Epping (NSW) - West, though it is spoken only by 31.1% of residents. This area is far more linguistically diverse than the rest of the country, with 65.9% of people using a language other than English at home.

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📍 Epping (NSW) - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin (23.7%) and Cantonese (12.5%) are the most common non-English languages spoken. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 11.9% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure well above both the state and national averages.

People who speak little or no English

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11.9% —

Higher than 95% 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 Epping (NSW) - West, the largest group is English only at 43%, followed by Mandarin (32%) and Cantonese (17%).

English only 31.1% Mandarin 23.7% Cantonese 12.5% Hindi 2.9% Vietnamese 0.7% Punjabi 0.5% Tagalog 0.5% Arabic 0.5% Italian 0.3% Greek 0.2%

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 Epping (NSW) - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126011721/epping-west/topic/language