23.2% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Sydney - Eastern Suburbs · Region (SA4)
Language in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 23% of people in the Sydney - Eastern Suburbs use a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than most areas, it is about the same as the national figure. This linguistic variety has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 70.9% of residents, followed by Mandarin at 2.8%, Greek at 2.1%, Cantonese at 1.6%, and Italian at 1.2%. Only 2.3% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure and is higher than in most areas.
2.3% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Sydney - Eastern Suburbs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/118/sydney-eastern-suburbs/topic/language