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In 2021, 89.2% of the population born in India in the City of Parramatta, spoke a language other than English at home.

The City of Parramatta's language statistics show the proportion of the overseas-born population who speak a language at home other than English. They indicate how linguistically diverse a population is, and whether most migrants are from English speaking countries or non-English speaking countries. This topic also shows those languages spoken specifically by the first-generation migrants (those born overseas) so as to separate them from those born in Australia who speak another language.

Some countries, such as India, have a variety of languages spoken there, so the language spoken can indicate the region of the country of origin. Languages such as Arabic and Spanish are spoken in a range of different countries.

The City of Parramatta's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

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Derived from the Census question:

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

Language spoken at home - Ranked by size
City of Parramatta - born in India20212016Change
LanguageNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Hindi7,83126.922.86,55327.325.0+1,278
Gujarati3,47111.99.13,97016.59.9-499
Telugu3,25811.28.52,49710.47.7+761
Tamil3,07010.58.22,39210.07.8+678
Punjabi2,7179.317.32,45310.216.2+264
Malayalam1,6135.56.41,2775.36.4+336
Marathi1,4264.94.18613.63.6+565
Kannada8182.82.45932.52.2+225
Bengali5832.01.64101.71.6+173
Urdu3791.33.31580.72.2+221
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.

Language spoken at home - Summary
City of Parramatta - born in India20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Speaks English only2,90210.012.82,0348.513.6+868
Non-English total26,00289.286.421,86991.086.0+4,133
Not stated2300.80.81300.50.5+100
Total people29,134100.0100.024,033100.0100.0+5,101
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population born in India in the City of Parramatta in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a larger proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 10.0% of the population born in India spoke English only, and 89.2%% spoke a non-English language, compared with 12.8% and 86.4% respectively for Greater Sydney.

The dominant language spoken at home by the population born in India, other than English, in the City of Parramatta was Hindi, with 26.9% of the population, or 7,831 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population born in India in the City of Parramatta and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Hindi at home (26.9% compared to 22.8%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Gujarati at home (11.9% compared to 9.1%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Telugu at home (11.2% compared to 8.5%)
  • A smaller percentage speaking Punjabi at home (9.3% compared to 17.3%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born in India who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 4,133 or 18.9%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 868 or 42.7%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in the City of Parramatta between 2016 and 2021 were for those speaking:

  • Hindi (+1,278 persons)
  • Telugu (+761 persons)
  • Tamil (+678 persons)
  • Marathi (+565 persons)

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