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Sheffield - Railton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Sheffield - Railton

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

A small rise in the use of non-English languages has occurred in Sheffield - Railton since 2011. English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of residents, with only 4.0% of people using another language at home. This figure is far below the national average.

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📍 Sheffield - Railton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 88.0% of the population, and those who speak another language at home are far fewer than in most other areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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4.0% ▲ +49.0%

Lower than 83% 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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0.3% ▼ -2.2%

Lower than 87% 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 Sheffield - Railton, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 88.0% Mandarin 0.5% Punjabi 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Italian 0.0%

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 Sheffield - Railton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021091/sheffield-railton/topic/language