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Language in Paterson

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

Only 0.7% of people in Paterson use a language other than English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia. Almost everyone here speaks only English.

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📍 Paterson, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used by 94.8% of residents, a figure far below the national average. While 0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the state and national figures, a tiny number of residents speak Hindi.

People using another language at home

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0.7% ▼ -2.7%

Lower than 67% 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% → —

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 Paterson, English only is the majority at 100%; Hindi is next at 0%.

English only 94.8% Hindi 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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13170/paterson/topic/language