66.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Potts Hill · Suburb / Locality
Language in Potts Hill
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 66% of people in Potts Hill speak a language other than English at home, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas. This linguistic diversity is a standout feature, as the community is far more multilingual than the rest of New South Wales.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken by 27.5% of residents, while Arabic (16.2%), Vietnamese (9.0%), Mandarin (6.2%), and Cantonese (4.4%) are also common. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 10.8% who speak little or no English, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
10.8% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Potts Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13267/potts-hill/topic/language