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Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood

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

Nearly a third of people in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood use a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than most areas. This mix of languages is a growing part of local life, as the proportion of non-English speakers rose by 7.6 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 30.8% of residents speak another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the main language for 65.3%, Mandarin (7.7%) and Cantonese (3.5%) are common, and 5.5% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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30.8% ▲ +32.8%

Higher than 76% 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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5.5% ▼ -0.2%

Higher than 85% 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 Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood, English only is the majority at 80%; Mandarin is next at 9%.

English only 65.3% Mandarin 7.7% Cantonese 3.5% Punjabi 1.2% Arabic 1.0% Hindi 0.8% Vietnamese 0.6% Tagalog 0.5% Italian 0.4% Greek 0.1%

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 Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031128/parkwood-ferndale-lynwood/topic/language