In SSROC region, 39.5% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
SSROC region'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.
SSROC region'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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| Language used at home - Summary | |||||||
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| SSROC region - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | City of Canterbury Bankstown % | Number | % | City of Canterbury Bankstown % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 961,741 | 54.8 | 33.8 | 891,657 | 52.9 | 34.1 | +70,084 |
| Non-English total | 693,280 | 39.5 | 59.1 | 676,788 | 40.2 | 60.1 | +16,492 |
| Not stated | 99,444 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 116,500 | 6.9 | 5.8 | -17,056 |
| Total Population | 1,754,465 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,684,945 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +69,520 |
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| SSROC region - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | City of Canterbury Bankstown % | Number | % | City of Canterbury Bankstown % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Mandarin | 106,182 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 110,914 | 6.6 | 5.0 | -4,732 |
| Arabic | 91,422 | 5.2 | 17.2 | 86,355 | 5.1 | 17.2 | +5,067 |
| Cantonese | 60,084 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 60,337 | 3.6 | 3.9 | -253 |
| Greek | 55,402 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 58,253 | 3.5 | 5.4 | -2,851 |
| Vietnamese | 41,758 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 36,912 | 2.2 | 7.2 | +4,846 |
| Nepali | 27,754 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 18,160 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +9,594 |
| Spanish | 26,931 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 22,246 | 1.3 | 0.9 | +4,685 |
| Italian | 26,625 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 31,321 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -4,696 |
| Indonesian | 18,434 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 17,918 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +516 |
| Portuguese | 16,691 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 13,268 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +3,423 |
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of SSROC region in 2021 compared to the City of Canterbury Bankstown shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 54.8% of the population used English only, and 39.5% used a non-English language, compared with 33.8% and 59.1% respectively for the City of Canterbury Bankstown.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in SSROC region was Mandarin, with 6.1% of the population, or 106,182 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of SSROC region and the City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 were:
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 16,492 or 2.4%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 70,084 or 7.9%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in SSROC region between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:
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