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Language in Burwood

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

A massive shift toward multilingualism has occurred in Burwood, where nearly three-quarters of residents now speak a language other than English at home. This level of diversity is far above the national average, with Mandarin and Cantonese being the most common spoken languages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 74.1% of people in Burwood use another language at home, which is far above the 22.3% national figure. This high diversity is reflected in the 19.3% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas.

People using another language at home

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74.1% ▲ +7.7%

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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19.3% ▲ +3.8%

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 Burwood, the largest group is Mandarin at 45%, followed by English only (28%) and Cantonese (15%).

Mandarin 32.1% English only 19.8% Cantonese 10.8% Vietnamese 2.9% Italian 1.5% Arabic 1.4% Greek 1.2% Hindi 0.8% Tagalog 0.7% Punjabi 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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10716/burwood/topic/language