25.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Illawong - Alfords Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Illawong - Alfords Point
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A slightly higher share of residents speak a language other than English in Illawong - Alfords Point compared to the national average. About one in four people use another language at home, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 25% of people use a language other than English at home, with Arabic (5.6%) and Greek (4.8%) being the most common after English. Despite this, only 2.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
2.9% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Illawong - Alfords Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021534/illawong-alfords-point/topic/language