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Auburn · Sub-region (SA3)

Language in Auburn

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

More people use a language other than English at home in Auburn than in almost any other similar area. This stands at 71.6%, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This high level of linguistic diversity has remained steady for over a decade.

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📍 Auburn, Sub-region (SA3)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by only 20.4% of residents, while 15% speak Mandarin and 7.4% speak Cantonese. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 19.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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71.6% ▲ +0.9%

Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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19.3% ▼ -2.8%

Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Auburn, the largest group is English only at 37%, followed by Mandarin (27%) and Cantonese (13%).

English only 20.4% Mandarin 15.0% Cantonese 7.4% Arabic 6.7% Vietnamese 2.2% Hindi 1.2% Tagalog 1.0% Punjabi 0.5% Italian 0.5% Greek 0.4%

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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12501/auburn/topic/language