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Language in Carlingford

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

More than six out of ten people in Carlingford now speak a language other than English at home. This high level of diversity is reflected in the fact that only 32.9% of residents use English only, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Carlingford, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 63.8% of people use another language at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This is consistent with the 12.4% of residents who speak little or no English, a proportion well above the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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63.8% ▲ +28.4%

Higher than 99% 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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12.4% ▲ +1.9%

Higher 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 Carlingford, the largest group is English only at 44%, followed by Mandarin (30%) and Cantonese (18%).

English only 32.9% Mandarin 22.1% Cantonese 13.2% Hindi 2.1% Arabic 1.8% Tagalog 0.6% Vietnamese 0.6% Punjabi 0.5% Italian 0.4% Greek 0.4%

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 Carlingford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10817/carlingford/topic/language