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Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Sunbury (Western Metropolitan)

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

English is the primary language for 77.9% of people in Sunbury (Western Metropolitan). This is a high figure, and the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages. While the number of people using other languages at home has risen slightly, most residents still speak only English.

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📍 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 17.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Only 2.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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17.8% —

Higher than 57% 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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2.1% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 58% 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 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 89%; Arabic is next at 3%.

English only 77.9% Arabic 2.4% Italian 2.1% Greek 1.3% Punjabi 1.0% Hindi 0.7% Mandarin 0.6% Tagalog 0.5% Vietnamese 0.4% Cantonese 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 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27907/sunbury/topic/language