73.9% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cabramatta West · Suburb / Locality
Language in Cabramatta West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 74% of people in Cabramatta West speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the country. The local community is strongly shaped by these diverse backgrounds, with Vietnamese being the most common language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Vietnamese is the primary language for 40.9% of residents, while only 19.1% speak English only. Because of this diversity, 27.4% of people speak little or no English, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
27.4% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
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 Cabramatta West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10739/cabramatta-west/topic/language