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Language in Birrong

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

Nearly 65% of people in Birrong speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse in the region, with a high number of residents who speak little or no English.

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📍 Birrong, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 29.2% of people speak only English, Vietnamese (19.8%) and Arabic (18.4%) are common. This diversity is reflected in the 16.1% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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64.8% ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 99% 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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16.1% ▲ +8.5%

Higher than 99% 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 Birrong, the largest group is English only at 36%, followed by Vietnamese (24%) and Arabic (23%).

English only 29.2% Vietnamese 19.8% Arabic 18.4% Mandarin 7.4% Cantonese 4.4% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.6% Greek 0.5% Hindi 0.4% Punjabi 0.3%

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 Birrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10378/birrong/topic/language