58.6% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Sydney - South West · Region (SA4)
Language in Sydney - South West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 58% of people in Sydney - South West use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes the region one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the country, a trend that has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English only is the most common language at 34.9%, followed by Vietnamese at 11.4% and Arabic at 10.2%. About 14.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
14.7% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/127/sydney-south-west/topic/language