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Sydney - Inner South West · Region (SA4)

Language in Sydney - Inner South West

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

More people in Sydney - Inner South West have used another language at home since 2011, with the figure rising to 57.1%. This area is now one of the most linguistically diverse in the region, with over half of residents speaking a language other than English.

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📍 Sydney - Inner South West, Region (SA4)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 36.6% of residents, while Arabic is the most common other language at 12.1%. This explains why 11.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure well above the 3.4% national average.

People using another language at home

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57.1% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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11.4% ▼ -3.5%

Higher than 99% of region (sa4) 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 Sydney - Inner South West, the largest group is English only at 49%, followed by Arabic (16%) and Mandarin (10%).

English only 36.6% Arabic 12.1% Mandarin 7.3% Greek 5.4% Cantonese 5.2% Vietnamese 4.6% Italian 1.2% Tagalog 0.8% Hindi 0.7% Punjabi 0.2%

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 - Inner South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/119/sydney-inner-south-west/topic/language