56.9% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Parramatta · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Parramatta
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of all people in Parramatta speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the country. This figure has climbed to 56.9% since 2011, which is far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Hindi, Mandarin, and Arabic are common languages used here, with English spoken only by 37.1% of residents. While 7.1% of people speak little or no English, this is a slight drop from 2016 and remains well above the Australian figure.
7.1% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12504/parramatta/topic/language