CensusAtlas

Loftus - Yarrawarrah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Loftus - Yarrawarrah

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Loftus - Yarrawarrah, where only 5.7% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area with very little linguistic diversity. These patterns have remained steady over the last few years.

Open map →
📍 Loftus - Yarrawarrah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 92.4% of residents speak only English, and those who speak another language are far fewer than in most other areas. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

View on map →

5.7% —

Lower than 73% 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

View on map →

0.4% ▼ -12.7%

Lower than 79% 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

View on map →

In Loftus - Yarrawarrah, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 92.4% Mandarin 0.5% Arabic 0.4% Greek 0.3% Cantonese 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Hindi 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Italian 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Loftus - Yarrawarrah

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Loftus - Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021608/loftus-yarrawarrah/topic/language