Greenleigh · Suburb / Locality

Language in Greenleigh

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

Very few people in Greenleigh have a language other than English as their main tongue. While the number of people using another language at home is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Greenleigh, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 92.5% of residents. Only 5.0% of people use another language, and just 0.6% speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales average.

5.0% ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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

0.6% ▲ —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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.

Language used at home

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In Greenleigh, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 Greenleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11773/greenleigh/topic/language