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Georges River Council area

Language used at home

In Georges River Council area, 53.2% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Georges River Council area's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.

Georges River Council area's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Georges River Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only64,09742.157.362,15942.358.4+1,938
Non-English total81,02253.237.478,57853.535.8+2,444
Not stated7,1554.75.36,1014.25.8+1,054
Total Population152,274100.0100.0146,838100.0100.0+5,436
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Georges River Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Mandarin19,50712.85.021,06514.34.7-1,558
Cantonese14,3019.42.814,5409.92.9-239
Nepali8,7215.71.24,9943.40.7+3,727
Greek7,8925.21.47,8705.41.6+22
Arabic5,6123.74.25,2463.64.0+366
Macedonian3,2052.10.43,2122.20.4-7
Filipino/Tagalog2,3151.51.41,8761.31.3+439
Spanish1,8051.21.21,6221.11.2+183
Italian1,6281.11.01,9461.31.3-318
Indonesian1,5201.00.61,6041.10.6-84
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Georges River Council area in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 42.1% of the population used English only, and 53.2% used a non-English language, compared with 57.3% and 37.4% respectively for Greater Sydney.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Georges River Council area was Mandarin, with 12.8% of the population, or 19,507 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Georges River Council area and Greater Sydney in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (12.8% compared to 5.0%)
  • A larger percentage using Cantonese at home (9.4% compared to 2.8%)
  • A larger percentage using Nepali at home (5.7% compared to 1.2%)
  • A larger percentage using Greek at home (5.2% compared to 1.4%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 2,444 or 3.1%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,938 or 3.1%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Georges River Council area between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Nepali (+3,727 persons)
  • Mandarin (-1,558 persons)
  • Filipino/Tagalog (+439 persons)
  • Arabic (+366 persons)

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