Pennant Hills - Epping · Sub-region (SA3)

Language in Pennant Hills - Epping

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

More than half of all residents in Pennant Hills - Epping speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This variety reflects a community where non-English languages are a common part of daily life, with 50.6% of people using another language.

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📍 Pennant Hills - Epping, Sub-region (SA3)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common second language at 16.9%, followed by Cantonese at 8.8%. This high diversity is reflected in the 8.1% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national average of 3.4%.

50.6% ▲ +45.6%

Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 34.8%
  • 2016: 43.4%
  • 2021: 50.6%

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

8.1% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 8.1%

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 Pennant Hills - Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12601/pennant-hills-epping/topic/language