Glenorie · Urban Centre

Language in Glenorie

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

English is the primary language for 84.5% of people in Glenorie (L). While this is well below the national figure, the number of people using another language at home has risen sharply to 12.7% since 2011.

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📍 Glenorie, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using a language other than English at home is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the New South Wales average. Arabic is the most common second language at 5.0%, and the number of people who speak little or no English has risen slightly to 1.5%.

12.7% ▲ +315.5%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 12.7%

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

1.5% ▲ —

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Glenorie, English only is the majority at 92%; Arabic is next at 5%.

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 Glenorie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121043/glenorie/topic/language