Yarrawarrah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yarrawarrah

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

English remains the dominant language in Yarrawarrah, where 92.1% of people use it as their only tongue at home. While the use of other languages is higher here than in most similar areas, the figures remain far below the state and national levels.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This is reflected in the very few people who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.

6.1% ▲ +54.9%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.4% ▼ -10.5%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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.

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 Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14503/yarrawarrah/topic/language