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Language in Punchbowl

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

Diverse languages are a central part of daily life in Punchbowl, where 70% of people use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Punchbowl, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common language spoken here at 33.7%, while 22.3% of residents speak only English. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 15% of people speak little or no English, a figure far above the 3.4% seen across Australia.

People using another language at home

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70.0% —

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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15.0% ▲ +2.0%

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 Punchbowl, the largest group is Arabic at 46%, followed by English only (30%) and Vietnamese (9%).

Arabic 33.7% English only 22.3% Vietnamese 6.9% Greek 3.4% Cantonese 2.7% Mandarin 2.4% Hindi 0.7% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.5% Punjabi 0.2%

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 Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13286/punchbowl/topic/language