Campsie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Campsie

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

Among the highest in the region for linguistic diversity, Campsie is a place where 71.3% of people speak a language other than English at home. This high level of diversity means that only 20% of residents use English as their sole language.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 21.5%, followed by Cantonese at 8.6%. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 24.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure far above the national average of 3.4%.

71.3% ▼ -7.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 76.8%
  • 2016: 76.6%
  • 2021: 71.3%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

24.1% ▲ +2.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 24.1%

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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Campsie splits fairly evenly between Mandarin (33%) and English only (30%), with Cantonese at 13%.

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 Campsie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10781/campsie/topic/language