Sutton Forest · Suburb / Locality

Language in Sutton Forest

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Sutton Forest compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.4% of residents use another language at home, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Sutton Forest, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.5% of the area. While 0.0% of people speak little or no English—a figure well below the New South Wales average—this result is actually higher than most similar areas.

2.4% ▼ -34.4%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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 Sutton Forest, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 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 Sutton Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13718/sutton-forest/topic/language