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Language in Riverside

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

About the same as most similar areas, Riverside is a place where English is the dominant tongue. Only 4.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Riverside, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 89.6% of people, and no one in the area speaks little or no English. While 4.7% use another language at home—such as Mandarin at 1.3%—this is much lower than the 26.6% seen across New South Wales.

People using another language at home

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4.7% ▼ -0.6%

Higher than 59% 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 Riverside, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 89.6% Mandarin 1.3%

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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13382/riverside/topic/language