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Narwee · Suburb / Locality

Language in Narwee

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

A far greater share of people now speak a language other than English at home in Narwee than in 2011. This shift is striking, with 60.9% of residents using another language, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Narwee, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by only 34.3% of residents, while Cantonese (14.4%), Mandarin (12.8%), Arabic (6.2%), and Greek (4.6%) are also common. This diversity is reflected in the 16.0% who speak little or no English, which is far above the 3.4% seen across Australia.

People using another language at home

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60.9% ▲ +9.7%

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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16.0% ▼ -3.3%

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 Narwee, the largest group is English only at 44%, followed by Cantonese (19%) and Mandarin (16%).

English only 34.3% Cantonese 14.4% Mandarin 12.8% Arabic 6.2% Greek 4.6% Vietnamese 1.9% Tagalog 1.6% Hindi 0.8% Italian 0.8% Punjabi 0.3%

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 Narwee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12921/narwee/topic/language