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Chiswick

Language used at home

In Chiswick, 31.7% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Chiswick'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.

Chiswick'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Language used at home - Summary
Chiswick - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Canada Bay %Number%City of Canada Bay %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only1,77060.856.21,75560.053.4+15
Non-English total92131.739.593632.040.8-15
Not stated2187.54.32368.15.7-18
Total Population2,909100.0100.02,927100.0100.0-18
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
Chiswick - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Canada Bay %Number%City of Canada Bay %2016 to 2021
Italian1756.06.02127.27.1-37
Mandarin1625.68.61595.49.8+3
Cantonese762.63.9822.83.9-6
Greek752.62.1682.32.2+7
Arabic592.01.9351.21.7+24
Spanish481.71.4491.71.2-1
Hindi291.01.1270.91.1+2
Korean291.03.2381.34.0-9
Polish281.00.2170.60.2+11
Turkish200.70.5281.00.4-8
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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 Chiswick in 2021 compared to the City of Canada Bay 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, 60.8% of the population used English only, and 31.7% used a non-English language, compared with 56.2% and 39.5% respectively for the City of Canada Bay.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Chiswick was Italian, with 6.0% of the population, or 175 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Chiswick and the City of Canada Bay in 2021 were:

  • A smaller percentage using Mandarin at home (5.6% compared to 8.6%)
  • A smaller percentage using Korean at home (1.0% compared to 3.2%)
  • A smaller percentage using Cantonese at home (2.6% compared to 3.9%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 15 or 1.6%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 15 or 0.9%.

There were no major differences in Chiswick between 2016 and 2021.

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