35.7% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Campbelltown · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Campbelltown
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of people in Campbelltown speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and reflects a significant shift in the area's makeup. While English remains the most common language, the community has become much more linguistically diverse over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 35.7% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has risen 11 points since 2011. English is spoken by 57.9% of people, followed by Arabic at 4.2% and Hindi at 2.1%. Despite this diversity, the 4.3% who speak little or no English is about the same as the New South Wales average.
4.3% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12302/campbelltown/topic/language