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Language in Sydney Olympic Park

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

A huge shift toward multilingualism has seen Sydney Olympic Park become an area where most people now speak a language other than English at home. Nearly 66% of residents use a different language, making it one of the most linguistically diverse spots in the region.

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📍 Sydney Olympic Park, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Two thirds of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the local mix, where Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 19.6%, and 12.1% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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66.4% ▲ +183.1%

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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12.1% ▲ +23.4%

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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In Sydney Olympic Park, the largest group is English only at 44%, followed by Mandarin (32%) and Cantonese (9%).

English only 26.6% Mandarin 19.6% Cantonese 5.2% Arabic 4.1% Hindi 2.1% Tagalog 1.3% Vietnamese 1.1% Italian 0.5% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 0.3%

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 Sydney Olympic Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13731/sydney-olympic-park/topic/language