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Language in Mays Hill

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

A far higher share of people speak a language other than English in Mays Hill compared to the rest of the country. Roughly 70% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22%. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is only spoken exclusively by 24.3% of residents, while Hindi, Arabic, Punjabi and Mandarin are also common. This diversity is reflected in the 7.9% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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70.1% ▲ +26.7%

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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7.9% ▼ -20.9%

Higher than 96% 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 Mays Hill, the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Hindi (16%) and Arabic (14%).

English only 24.3% Hindi 8.6% Arabic 7.3% Punjabi 4.0% Mandarin 3.3% Cantonese 2.4% Greek 1.3% Tagalog 0.9% Vietnamese 0.7%

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 Mays Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12548/mays-hill/topic/language