Granville · Suburb / Locality

Language in Granville

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

Nearly 70% of people in Granville speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This high level of diversity means that for most residents, multilingualism is a standard part of daily life.

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📍 Granville, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 21.7% of residents speak English only, while others use Arabic (12.1%), Mandarin (6.9%), and Cantonese (4.3%) most often. This diversity is reflected in the 14% of people who speak little or no English, a figure far above the national rate of 3.4%.

69.3% ▲ +5.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 65.9%
  • 2016: 70.7%
  • 2021: 69.3%

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

14.0% ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 14.0%

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 Granville, the largest group is English only at 40%, followed by Arabic (22%) and Mandarin (13%).

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 Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11745/granville/topic/language