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Irvington · Suburb / Locality

Language in Irvington

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

A massive gap exists between Irvington and the rest of the country, with only 4.3% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents here speak only English, making the area much less linguistically diverse than the state average.

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📍 Irvington, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is spoken by 92.9% of residents, a small number of people use Cantonese at home. Despite this, 0.0% of the population speaks little or no English, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

People using another language at home

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4.3% —

Higher than 57% 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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower 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 Irvington, English only is the majority at 96%; Cantonese is next at 4%.

English only 92.9% Cantonese 4.3%

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 Irvington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11996/irvington/topic/language