19.3% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
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Language in Figtree
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A smaller proportion of people speak a language other than English in Figtree compared to the state and national figures. While 19.3% of residents use another language at home, this is actually much higher than in most similar areas. English remains the primary language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 19.3% of people use another language at home, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 2.2% of residents speak little or no English, and the most common non-English languages are Mandarin (2.3%), Italian (1.6%), and Arabic (1.5%).
2.2% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Figtree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11518/figtree/topic/language