Bossley Park - Abbotsbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury

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

Nearly 60% of people in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and reflects a highly diverse community where English is the only language spoken in just 34.3% of households.

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📍 Bossley Park - Abbotsbury, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Among the highest in the region, 59.7% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that rose slightly since 2011. This is consistent with the 14.4% who speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales average.

59.7% ▲ +2.8%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 58.1%
  • 2016: 59.9%
  • 2021: 59.7%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

14.4% ▲ +17.3%

Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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 Bossley Park - Abbotsbury, English only is the majority at 60%; Arabic is next at 16%.

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 Bossley Park - Abbotsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021510/bossley-park-abbotsbury/topic/language