34.6% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Claymore · Suburb / Locality
Language in Claymore
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of residents in Claymore now speak a language other than English at home. More than a third of the population use another language, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is seen in the mix of Arabic, Hindi and Punjabi speakers living in the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 34.6% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the New South Wales average. While English is the main language for 50.7% of residents, 4.5% speak little or no English, which is a little above the Australian figure.
4.5% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Claymore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10923/claymore/topic/language