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Bywong · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bywong

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Bywong compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.3% of residents use another language at home, which is 18 percentage points below the national figure.

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📍 Bywong, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 92.5% of the area. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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4.3% ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 57% 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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0.3% ▲ +31.3%

Higher than 65% 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 Bywong, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 92.5% Italian 0.8% Greek 0.7% Cantonese 0.2% Punjabi 0.2%

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 Bywong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10733/bywong/topic/language