8.9% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Berkshire Park · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Berkshire Park compared to most similar areas. While 8.9% of the community use another language at home, this is still far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 37% of residents, though some speak Arabic, Cantonese, or Mandarin. Only 1.8% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas but a little below the national figure.
8.9% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.8% ▲ +88.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Berkshire Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10305/berkshire-park/topic/language