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 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Sutherland Shire % | Number | % | Sutherland Shire % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 961,741 | 54.8 | 82.9 | 808,232 | 56.3 | 85.6 | +153,509 |
| Non-English total | 693,280 | 39.5 | 13.8 | 496,636 | 34.6 | 10.3 | +196,644 |
| Not stated | 99,444 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 131,620 | 9.2 | 4.1 | -32,176 |
| Total Population | 1,754,465 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,436,488 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +317,977 |
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| SSROC region - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Sutherland Shire % | Number | % | Sutherland Shire % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Mandarin | 106,182 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 48,587 | 3.4 | 0.6 | +57,595 |
| Arabic | 91,422 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 77,354 | 5.4 | 1.0 | +14,068 |
| Cantonese | 60,084 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 54,124 | 3.8 | 1.0 | +5,960 |
| Greek | 55,402 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 61,427 | 4.3 | 1.9 | -6,025 |
| Vietnamese | 41,758 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 26,956 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +14,802 |
| Nepali | 27,754 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1,804 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +25,950 |
| Spanish | 26,931 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 15,287 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +11,644 |
| Italian | 26,625 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 34,603 | 2.4 | 0.9 | -7,978 |
| Indonesian | 18,434 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11,591 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +6,843 |
| Portuguese | 16,691 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8,165 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +8,526 |
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of SSROC region in 2021 compared to Sutherland Shire 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, 54.8% of the population used English only, and 39.5% used a non-English language, compared with 82.9% and 13.8% respectively for Sutherland Shire.
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 Sutherland Shire in 2021 were:
Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 196,644 or 39.6%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 153,509 or 19.0%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in SSROC region between 2006 and 2021 were for those using:
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