53.8% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
West Ryde - Meadowbank · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in West Ryde - Meadowbank
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of all residents in West Ryde - Meadowbank speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity is a standout feature of the area, where 53.8% of people use a non-English language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 12.3%, followed by Cantonese at 6.9%. This high diversity is reflected in the 9.2% of people who speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
9.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 West Ryde - Meadowbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021503/west-ryde-meadowbank/topic/language