Blacktown City
Overseas born - Language spoken at home
In 2021, 92.3% of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in Blacktown City, spoke a language other than English at home.
Blacktown City'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.
Blacktown City'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
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| Language spoken at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Blacktown City - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Punjabi | 15,419 | 32.7 | 17.3 | 30198 | 5,280 | 35.1 | 16.1 | +10,139 |
| Hindi | 8,843 | 18.8 | 22.8 | 30088 | 3,272 | 21.7 | 24.1 | +5,571 |
| Gujarati | 6,435 | 13.7 | 9.1 | 30081 | 1,291 | 8.6 | 11.5 | +5,144 |
| Telugu | 3,368 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 30237 | 752 | 5.0 | 6.6 | +2,616 |
| Tamil | 3,117 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 30235 | 883 | 5.9 | 7.1 | +2,234 |
| Malayalam | 2,223 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 30141 | 497 | 3.3 | 4.6 | +1,726 |
| Marathi | 1,300 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 30149 | 406 | 2.7 | 4.0 | +894 |
| Kannada | 827 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 30111 | 200 | 1.3 | 1.9 | +627 |
| Urdu | 692 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 30257 | 208 | 1.4 | 2.0 | +484 |
| Bengali | 422 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 30026 | 135 | 0.9 | 1.5 | +287 |
| Konkani | 226 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 30120 | 81 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +145 |
| Oriya | 128 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30173 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +114 |
| Southern Asian Languages, nfd | 99 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30224 | 123 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -24 |
| Tulu | 43 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30250 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +28 |
| Indo-Aryan, nec | 40 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30101 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +37 |
| Greek | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30080 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Kashmiri | 33 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30113 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +23 |
| Assamese | 31 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30014 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +28 |
| Nepali | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30162 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +23 |
| Indo-Aryan, nfd | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30102 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +19 |
| Sindhi | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30214 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +10 |
| Italian | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30108 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Dari | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30051 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +10 |
| Mandarin | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30144 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Cantonese | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30035 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.
| Language spoken at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| Blacktown City - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 3,344 | 7.1 | 12.8 | 60500 | 1,693 | 11.2 | 16.4 | +1,651 |
| Non-English total | 43,510 | 92.3 | 86.4 | 60510 | 13,281 | 88.2 | 83.0 | +30,229 |
| Not stated | 278 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 60520 | 78 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +200 |
| Total people | 47,132 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,052 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +32,080 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in Blacktown City 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, 7.1% of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] spoke English only, and 92.3% 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 [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel], other than English, in Blacktown City was Punjabi, with 32.7% of the population, or 15,419 people speaking this language at home.
The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in Blacktown City and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage speaking Punjabi at home (32.7% compared to 17.3%)
- A larger percentage speaking Gujarati at home (13.7% compared to 9.1%)
- A smaller percentage speaking Hindi at home (18.8% compared to 22.8%)
- A smaller percentage speaking Urdu at home (1.5% compared to 3.3%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 30,229 or 227.6%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 1,651 or 97.5%.
The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in Blacktown City between 2011 and 2021 were for those speaking:
- Punjabi (+10,139 persons)
- Hindi (+5,571 persons)
- Gujarati (+5,144 persons)
- Telugu (+2,616 persons)