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Cabramatta · State Electorate

Language in Cabramatta

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

A massive 71.7% of people in Cabramatta speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This creates a distinct linguistic landscape where Vietnamese is the most common language spoken, used by 28.8% of residents.

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📍 Cabramatta, State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The share of people using another language at home rose 69 points since 2011 to reach 71.7%, one of the highest rates for any similar area. This is consistent with the 24.5% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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71.7% ▲ +2949.4%

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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24.5% ▲ +2.1%

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 Cabramatta, the largest group is Vietnamese at 43%, followed by English only (33%) and Arabic (8%).

Vietnamese 28.8% English only 21.9% Arabic 5.1% Cantonese 4.9% Mandarin 2.7% Italian 1.6% Hindi 0.6% Tagalog 0.5% Greek 0.4% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10012/cabramatta/topic/language