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Language in Sefton

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

Among the highest for its area type, Sefton is a linguistically diverse place where 67.1% of people speak a language other than English at home. This figure is far above the national average, with Arabic and Vietnamese being the most common non-English languages spoken.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic (21.5%) and Vietnamese (17.8%) are widely used, and English is the sole language for only 25.3% of residents. This diversity is reflected in the 15.3% of people who speak little or no English, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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67.1% ▲ +3.3%

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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15.3% ▼ -3.0%

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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Sefton splits fairly evenly between English only (33%) and Arabic (28%), with Vietnamese at 23%.

English only 25.3% Arabic 21.5% Vietnamese 17.8% Cantonese 5.3% Mandarin 4.6% Greek 1.1% Italian 0.5% Hindi 0.4% Tagalog 0.3% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13531/sefton/topic/language