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Auburn · State Electorate

Language in Auburn

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

More people have spoken a language other than English at home in Auburn since 2011, now reaching 70.7%. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region, with very few residents speaking only English.

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📍 Auburn, State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 70.7% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is seen in the common use of Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese and Vietnamese, while 18.7% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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70.7% ▲ +1.3%

Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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18.7% ▼ -1.9%

Higher than 99% of state electorate 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 Auburn, the largest group is English only at 37%, followed by Mandarin (24%) and Arabic (19%).

English only 20.8% Mandarin 13.5% Arabic 10.5% Cantonese 6.6% Vietnamese 2.1% Hindi 1.1% Tagalog 1.0% Italian 0.4% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 0.4%

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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10002/auburn/topic/language