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Villawood · Suburb / Locality

Language in Villawood

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

A striking 61% of people in Villawood speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Villawood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common language at 23.5%, while 15.1% speak Vietnamese and 22.7% speak only English. This diversity is reflected in the 17% of residents 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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61.0% ▲ +1.0%

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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17.0% ▼ -7.5%

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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Villawood splits fairly evenly between Arabic (34%) and English only (32%), with Vietnamese at 22%.

Arabic 23.5% English only 22.7% Vietnamese 15.1% Mandarin 3.4% Cantonese 2.9% Hindi 0.9% Greek 0.5% Italian 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% 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 Villawood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14092/villawood/topic/language