Cliftleigh · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cliftleigh

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Cliftleigh, where 89.9% of residents speak only this language at home. While most people use English, 7.1% of the community speaks another language, which is higher than in most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.1% of people use a language other than English at home, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 0.9% speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average.

7.1% ▲ +115.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 7.1%

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

0.9% ▲ +101.9%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Cliftleigh, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

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 Cliftleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10931/cliftleigh/topic/language