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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 88.0% of recent overseas arrivals in 2021, spoke a language other than English at home.
Blacktown City Council's language statistics show the proportion of the population who speak a language at home other than English. For recent arrivals, this is a good indicator of translation services which might be required, as recent arrivals may be less likely to have good English skills. They represent the languages which have increased in prevalence in just the last few years in Blacktown City Council compared to Greater Western Sydney Region.
Blacktown City Council'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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
| Language spoken at home - Ranked by size | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown City Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Language | Number | % | Greater Western Sydney Region |
| Punjabi | 5,702 | 18.3 | 5.3 |
| Hindi | 3,260 | 10.5 | 6.8 |
| Urdu | 1,871 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| Tagalog | 1,701 | 5.5 | 2.3 |
| Arabic | 1,380 | 4.4 | 9.7 |
| Filipino | 1,369 | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| Tamil | 1,198 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| Gujarati | 1,104 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| Mandarin | 1,050 | 3.4 | 8.9 |
| Telugu | 938 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
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| Language spoken at home - Summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown City Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Language summary | Number | % | Greater Western Sydney Region |
| Speaks English only | 3,350 | 10.7 | 9.6 |
| Non-English total | 27,465 | 88.0 | 88.8 |
| Not stated | 381 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Total people | 31,196 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the language spoken at home by recent overseas arrivals in Blacktown City Council in 2021 compared to Greater Western Sydney Region shows that there was a larger proportion of people who spoke English only, and a smaller proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 10.7% of recent overseas arrivals spoke English only, and 88.0% spoke a non-English language, compared with 9.6% and 88.8% respectively for Greater Western Sydney Region.
The dominant language spoken at home by recent overseas arrivals, other than English, in Blacktown City Council was Punjabi, with 18.3% of the population, or 5,702 people speaking this language at home.
The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the recent overseas arriving population of Blacktown City and Greater Western Sydney Region in 2021 were:
- A larger percentage speaking Punjabi at home (18.3% compared to 5.3%)
- A smaller percentage speaking Mandarin at home (3.4% compared to 8.9%)
- A smaller percentage speaking Arabic at home (4.4% compared to 9.7%)
- A smaller percentage speaking Nepali at home (2.6% compared to 7.8%)
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