19.7% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Erskineville · Suburb / Locality
Language in Erskineville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost 20% of people in Erskineville use a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it remains a little below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents speak English only, but a diverse mix of other languages is present in the suburb.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 19.7% of people use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin (3.7%) and Cantonese (1.7%) being the most common non-English tongues. This diversity is paired with a small group of people who speak little or no English (1.6%), which is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.6% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Erskineville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11442/erskineville/topic/language