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Language in Ashfield

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

Nearly 20% of people in Ashfield speak a language other than English at home, a figure that is well above the Queensland average. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places. While English remains the main language, a variety of other tongues are spoken across the community.

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📍 Ashfield, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used by 76% of residents, but 19.6% use another language at home. This includes Mandarin at 4%, Vietnamese at 1.4%, and Cantonese at 0.8%. About 5.6% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest proportions for areas of this size.

People using another language at home

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19.6% ▲ +264.6%

Higher than 87% 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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5.6% ▲ +267.1%

Higher than 92% 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 Ashfield, English only is the majority at 92%; Mandarin is next at 5%.

English only 76.0% Mandarin 4.0% Vietnamese 1.4% Cantonese 0.8% Hindi 0.5% Arabic 0.3%

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 Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30091/ashfield/topic/language