54.5% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Carlingford · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Carlingford
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in Carlingford speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This mix of languages is a key part of daily life, with 54.5% of residents using another tongue in their households.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 41.1% of the community, while Mandarin (15.4%) and Cantonese (9.5%) are common. This diversity is reflected in the 11.2% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national mark of 3.4%.
11.2% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Carlingford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12502/carlingford/topic/language