Silverwater · Suburb / Locality

Language in Silverwater

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Silverwater compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.2% of residents speak another language, which is 24 percentage points below the New South Wales figure.

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📍 Silverwater, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 94.2% of the population. While 0.0% of people speak little or no English, this is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.2% ▲ +82.5%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 2.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Silverwater, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13561/silverwater/topic/language