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Birchgrove · Suburb / Locality

Language in Birchgrove

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Birchgrove than in the rest of the country. Only 9.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much more linguistically uniform than most Australian suburbs.

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📍 Birchgrove, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 9.2% of people use another language at home—much higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the New South Wales average. Most residents speak only English (87.9%), and very few, just 0.7%, speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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9.2% ▲ +5.4%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.7% ▼ -17.4%

Higher than 72% 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.

Language used at home

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In Birchgrove, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 87.9% Mandarin 1.1% Italian 0.9% Greek 0.6% Cantonese 0.4% Vietnamese 0.2% Arabic 0.1%

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 Birchgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10373/birchgrove/topic/language