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Language in Liverpool

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

A far greater share of people in Liverpool now use a language other than English at home compared to previous years. This reflects a diverse community where 64.9% of residents speak a non-English language, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Liverpool, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost 65% of people use a language other than English at home, with Arabic being the most common after English at 19.2%. This diversity is reflected in the 16.1% of residents who speak little or no English, which is far above the 3.4% national figure.

People using another language at home

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64.9% ▼ -1.6%

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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16.1% ▼ -4.2%

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 Liverpool, the largest group is English only at 42%, followed by Arabic (33%) and Vietnamese (7%).

English only 24.6% Arabic 19.2% Vietnamese 4.4% Hindi 3.2% Mandarin 1.7% Punjabi 1.3% Cantonese 1.2% Tagalog 1.0% Italian 0.9% Greek 0.6%

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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12370/liverpool/topic/language