Annandale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Annandale

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

A variety of spoken languages makes daily life in Annandale more diverse than in most similar areas. While 81.9% of residents speak only English, 14% use another language at home, which is much higher than the norm for nearby places.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14% of people use a language other than English at home, including small numbers of Mandarin, Hindi, and Italian speakers. Despite this diversity, the 1.8% who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure.

14.0% ▲ +48.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 14.0%

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

1.8% ▲ +49.5%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Annandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30063/annandale/topic/language