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The Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality

Language in The Ridgeway

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

English is the main language for 86.4% of people in The Ridgeway. While more residents here speak a second language than in most similar areas, this is still far below the national figure.

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📍 The Ridgeway, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.4% of people use a language other than English at home, with Italian and Punjabi being the most common. Despite being higher than similar areas, this is far below the New South Wales average, and no one here speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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7.4% ▼ -17.5%

Higher than 71% 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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0.0% → —

Lower 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 The Ridgeway, English only is the majority at 93%; Italian is next at 5%.

English only 86.4% Italian 4.3% Punjabi 2.5%

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 The Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13852/the-ridgeway/topic/language