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Language in Fairfield East

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

More than 70% of people in Fairfield East speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region, where English is the sole language for only about one in five residents.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Vietnamese is the most common language at 24.6%, followed by Arabic at 16.4%. This diversity is reflected in the 22.2% of residents who speak little or no English, which is far above the 3.4% figure for Australia.

People using another language at home

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70.7% ▼ -4.5%

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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22.2% ▼ -1.4%

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 Fairfield East, the largest group is Vietnamese at 35%, followed by English only (29%) and Arabic (23%).

Vietnamese 24.6% English only 20.5% Arabic 16.4% Cantonese 4.3% Mandarin 2.6% Tagalog 0.9% Greek 0.6% Italian 0.6% Hindi 0.5%

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 Fairfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11481/fairfield-east/topic/language