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Liverpool - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Liverpool - East

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

Among the highest in its class for linguistic diversity, Liverpool - East is an area where nearly 65% of people speak a language other than English at home. This far exceeds the national figure of 22.3%, creating a community with a rich mix of global languages.

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📍 Liverpool - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 23.3% of residents speak only English, while Arabic is the next most common language at 14.4%. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 14.2% of people who speak little or no English, a figure far above the Australian average of 3.4%.

People who speak little or no English

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14.2% —

Higher than 98% 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 Liverpool - East, the largest group is English only at 45%, followed by Arabic (28%) and Hindi (8%).

English only 23.3% Arabic 14.4% Hindi 3.9% Vietnamese 2.9% Mandarin 2.4% Punjabi 1.6% Tagalog 1.3% Cantonese 1.0% Italian 0.4% Greek 0.4%

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 Liverpool - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031731/liverpool-east/topic/language