40.6% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mortdale · Suburb / Locality
Language in Mortdale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Mortdale is shaped by a diverse mix of voices, with 40.6% of people speaking a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 55.1% of residents, though Mandarin (8.7%) and Cantonese (6.0%) are also common. This diversity is reflected in the 6.7% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the Australian average.
6.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
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.
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 Mortdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12739/mortdale/topic/language