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Run-o-Waters · Suburb / Locality

Language in Run-o-Waters

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

More than nine people in every hundred speak a language other than English in Run-o-Waters, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is far below the New South Wales and national figures, it creates a more diverse linguistic mix than nearby places.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.8% of residents use another language at home, including small numbers of Mandarin and Cantonese speakers. This diversity is reflected in the 2.5% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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9.8% ▲ +79.7%

Higher than 75% 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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2.5% ▲ —

Higher than 87% 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 Run-o-Waters, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

English only 88.4% Mandarin 2.5% Cantonese 1.2% Greek 0.8%

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 Run-o-Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13455/run-o-waters/topic/language