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Cairnlea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Cairnlea

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

Nearly 70% of people in Cairnlea speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This high level of diversity has remained steady over the last decade, with Vietnamese being the most common non-English language spoken.

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📍 Cairnlea, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Vietnamese is the most spoken language at 31.3%, while only 27.2% of residents speak only English. This helps explain why 15.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure far above the 3.4% national average.

People using another language at home

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69.2% ▼ -1.0%

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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15.1% ▲ +4.2%

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 Cairnlea, the largest group is Vietnamese at 43%, followed by English only (37%) and Cantonese (6%).

Vietnamese 31.3% English only 27.2% Cantonese 4.0% Tagalog 2.5% Punjabi 1.7% Arabic 1.7% Mandarin 1.5% Greek 1.2% Italian 0.8% Hindi 0.7%

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 Cairnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011329/cairnlea/topic/language