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Language in Callaghan

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

A small but growing number of residents in Callaghan now speak a language other than English at home. While the area remains predominantly English-speaking, the proportion of people using another language is now much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Callaghan, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents speak only English (63.7%), and it is very rare to find someone here who speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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8.9% ▼ -66.3%

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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower 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 Callaghan, English only is the majority at 93%; Cantonese is next at 2%.

English only 63.7% Cantonese 1.5% Mandarin 1.1% Arabic 0.9% Vietnamese 0.4% Hindi 0.4% Tagalog 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 Callaghan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10754/callaghan/topic/language