45.3% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Denistone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Denistone
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people in Denistone speak a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. This diversity is striking, with 45.3% of residents using another language, a figure far above the national average. This makes the suburb a multilingual hub within the Ryde region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin and Cantonese are the most common non-English languages, spoken by 17.6% and 8.8% of residents. This linguistic variety is reflected in the fact that 7.9% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
7.9% —
Higher than 89% 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.
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 Denistone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021722/denistone/topic/language