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Truganina - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Truganina - North

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

A huge shift in the linguistic makeup of Truganina - North has seen the proportion of people using a language other than English at home climb to 65.0%. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Truganina - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by only 18.8% of residents as their sole language, while Punjabi (16.3%) and Hindi (6.8%) are common. This high diversity is reflected in the 5.9% of people who speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas.

People who speak little or no English

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5.9% —

Higher than 86% 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 Truganina - North, the largest group is English only at 38%, followed by Punjabi (33%) and Hindi (14%).

English only 18.8% Punjabi 16.3% Hindi 6.8% Vietnamese 2.0% Tagalog 1.8% Arabic 1.7% Mandarin 1.7% Cantonese 0.5% Greek 0.2% Italian 0.2%

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 Truganina - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051586/truganina-north/topic/language