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Language in Smithfield

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

Nearly one in five people in Smithfield use a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it remains well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Smithfield, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 71.5% of residents, while others speak Punjabi, Arabic, Italian or Tagalog. Around 3.8% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest levels for areas of this type.

People using another language at home

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18.4% ▲ +79.4%

Higher than 86% 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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3.8% ▲ +8.1%

Higher than 89% 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 Smithfield, English only is the majority at 95%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 71.5% Punjabi 0.8% Arabic 0.7% Italian 0.6% Tagalog 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3% Hindi 0.3% 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 Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41346/smithfield/topic/language