13.8% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Sydney - Sutherland · Region (SA4)
Language in Sydney - Sutherland
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 82.9% of people in Sydney - Sutherland. While the number of people using other languages at home has risen to 13.8% since 2011, this is still well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 13.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales average of 26.6%. This reflects in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at 1.6%, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 - Sutherland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/128/sydney-sutherland/topic/language