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Language in Denistone West

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

Nearly half of all people in Denistone West speak a language other than English at home. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the rest of the state, with a strong presence of Mandarin and Cantonese speakers.

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📍 Denistone West, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 44.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the 8.6% who speak little or no English, a proportion that is well above the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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44.2% ▲ +37.1%

Higher than 95% 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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8.6% ▼ -9.3%

Higher than 97% 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 Denistone West, English only is the majority at 64%; Mandarin is next at 19%.

English only 54.3% Mandarin 16.1% Cantonese 8.2% Arabic 3.6% Greek 0.8% Vietnamese 0.7% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Denistone West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11242/denistone-west/topic/language