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Yagoona · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yagoona

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

Yagoona is among the most linguistically diverse areas in the region, with 64.6% of residents using a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%. English is the most common language, but Arabic and Vietnamese are also widely spoken here.

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📍 Yagoona, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Nearly 65% of people use another language at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This high diversity is reflected in the fact that 14% of residents speak little or no English, a rate far above the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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64.6% ▲ +0.9%

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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14.0% ▼ -1.1%

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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Yagoona splits fairly evenly between English only (36%) and Arabic (35%), with Vietnamese at 20%.

English only 27.9% Arabic 27.2% Vietnamese 15.8% Cantonese 2.6% Mandarin 1.8% Greek 1.6% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.5% Hindi 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 Yagoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14471/yagoona/topic/language