Sutton · Urban Centre

Language in Sutton

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

English is spoken by 97.5% of people at home in Sutton, making it a place with very little linguistic variety. This level of English use is far below the national figure and has remained steady over the last decade.

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📍 Sutton, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales average of 26.6%. Punjabi is the most common second language at 1.8%, and no one in the area speaks little or no English.

3.9% ▲ +1.5%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Sutton, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 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 Sutton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122124/sutton/topic/language