25.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Chifley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Chifley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of Chifley residents now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen 2.4 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area more linguistically diverse than most other regions. While many people use different languages, very few struggle with English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. English is the main language for 71.3% of residents, followed by Mandarin at 2.1% and Greek at 1.1%. Meanwhile, the share of people who speak little or no English has fallen to 2.0%.
2.0% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
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 Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091099/chifley/topic/language