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Language in Canada Bay

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

A far higher share of people speak a language other than English in Canada Bay compared to the national figure. About 33.3% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the New South Wales average. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse for its size.

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📍 Canada Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 64.5% of people speak only English, Italian is the most common other language at 11.2%, followed by Mandarin at 4.7%. About 4.1% of residents speak little or no English, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

People using another language at home

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33.3% ▼ -17.3%

Higher than 91% 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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4.1% ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 90% 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 Canada Bay, English only is the majority at 72%; Italian is next at 13%.

English only 64.5% Italian 11.2% Mandarin 4.7% Cantonese 3.4% Greek 2.1% Arabic 1.7% Vietnamese 1.0% Tagalog 0.7%

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 Canada Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10784/canada-bay/topic/language