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Silvan · Suburb / Locality

Language in Silvan

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

Much higher rates of non-English speaking homes than similar areas make Silvan a more linguistically diverse spot than its peers. While 9.4% of residents use another language at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Silvan, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 86.8% of the community, though Italian is the most common other language at 4.1%. Only 1.5% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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9.4% ▼ -21.0%

Higher than 75% 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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1.5% ▲ +57.0%

Higher than 81% 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 Silvan, English only is the majority at 95%; Italian is next at 4%.

English only 86.8% Italian 4.1% Vietnamese 0.5% Greek 0.2%

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 Silvan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22281/silvan/topic/language