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Sunnybank · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Sunnybank

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

Over half the people in Sunnybank speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This trend has grown since 2011, with 56.8% of residents now using a second language.

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📍 Sunnybank, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 26.4%, followed by Cantonese at 6.7%. This high diversity is reflected in the 16.1% of people who speak little or no English, a figure far above the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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56.8% ▲ +19.5%

Higher than 93% 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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16.1% ▼ -3.3%

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 Sunnybank, the largest group is English only at 49%, followed by Mandarin (34%) and Cantonese (9%).

English only 38.5% Mandarin 26.4% Cantonese 6.7% Vietnamese 2.6% Punjabi 1.5% Tagalog 1.1% Hindi 0.5% Arabic 0.5% Greek 0.4% Italian 0.3%

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 Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061079/sunnybank/topic/language