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Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Fairfield

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

A massive 75.7% of people in Fairfield speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the country, though the proportion of people using other languages has fallen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Fairfield, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common language at 16.7%, while English only is used by 15.8% of residents. Alongside this diversity, 28.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has risen since 2016 and is far above the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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75.7% ▼ -3.0%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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28.7% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 99% 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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Fairfield splits fairly evenly between Arabic (32%) and English only (30%), with Vietnamese at 22%.

Arabic 16.7% English only 15.8% Vietnamese 11.9% Mandarin 2.9% Cantonese 2.8% Italian 0.9% Tagalog 0.9% Hindi 0.7% Greek 0.2% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021515/fairfield/topic/language