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Fairfield - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Fairfield - West

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

English is spoken by only 20.4% of people at home in Fairfield - West, making it a remarkably multilingual area. Most residents use a language other than English, with 72.0% of the community speaking another tongue in their households.

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📍 Fairfield - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Vietnamese and Arabic are the most common non-English languages, spoken by 16.0% and 12.5% of people. This high diversity is reflected in the 24.6% who speak little or no English, a figure far above the national level that has risen since 2016.

People using another language at home

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72.0% ▲ +3.1%

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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24.6% ▲ +16.0%

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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In Fairfield - West, the largest group is English only at 37%, followed by Vietnamese (29%) and Arabic (23%).

English only 20.4% Vietnamese 16.0% Arabic 12.5% Cantonese 1.9% Mandarin 1.4% Italian 1.2% Tagalog 0.5% Greek 0.4% Hindi 0.4% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021516/fairfield-west/topic/language