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In 2021, 79.5% 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
Blacktown City - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel]20212011Change
LanguageNumber%New South WalesNumber%New South Wales2011 to 2021
Punjabi15,9209.01.85,5714.91.0+10,349
Hindi14,1598.02.88,4797.52.4+5,680
Tagalog13,4677.62.010,4979.31.9+2,970
Arabic7,5644.35.36,0515.35.4+1,513
Filipino6,9954.01.25,6785.01.1+1,317
Gujarati6,8853.90.91,5011.30.7+5,384
Tamil6,3823.61.32,5942.31.0+3,788
Urdu6,2883.61.52,5192.20.7+3,769
Mandarin5,5943.29.22,2202.06.6+3,374
Nepali3,5372.02.66140.50.9+2,923
Bengali3,4572.01.31,6631.51.0+1,794
Telugu3,4542.00.77710.70.4+2,683
Samoan3,0641.70.52,6292.30.6+435
Cantonese2,9791.74.72,3942.15.7+585
Malayalam2,4791.40.85480.50.3+1,931
Sinhalese2,4141.40.51,4151.20.5+999
Spanish2,2121.32.22,1851.92.3+27
Persian (excluding Dari)2,0761.20.91,0500.90.7+1,026
Korean2,0491.22.11,1301.02.2+919
Dari1,4210.80.31,1211.00.3+300
Indonesian1,3770.81.11,1011.01.1+276
Tongan1,3770.80.31,0110.90.3+366
Turkish1,3740.80.61,3021.10.7+72
Marathi1,3280.80.34240.40.2+904
Maltese1,3070.70.31,8761.70.5-569
Vietnamese1,0390.63.57920.73.3+247
Greek8990.51.49840.92.0-85
Italian8890.51.51,3581.22.6-469
Kannada8280.50.22030.20.1+625
Burmese8020.50.25920.50.2+210
Croatian7850.40.51,0240.90.8-239
Polish7300.40.41,0150.90.6-285
Serbian6840.40.67620.70.9-78
Hazaraghi6830.40.21320.10.1+551
Thai6090.31.03260.30.7+283
Fijian6020.30.22760.20.2+326
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic5380.30.44220.40.2+116
Fijian Hindustani5340.30.11610.10.0+373
French5310.30.76290.60.8-98
Russian4710.30.63950.30.7+76
Afrikaans4650.30.32410.20.3+224
Dinka4480.30.05320.50.1-84
Pashto4380.20.12410.20.1+197
Portuguese3950.21.03360.30.7+59
Kurdish3950.20.12940.30.1+101
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic3470.20.82340.20.6+113
Akan3390.20.12290.20.1+110
Hungarian3370.20.24670.40.3-130
Māori (Cook Island)3010.20.13020.30.1-1
German2980.20.65850.51.0-287
Māori (New Zealand)2720.20.12270.20.1+45
Shona2610.10.11710.20.1+90
Bisaya2450.10.11260.10.0+119
Konkani2390.10.0810.10.0+158
Cebuano2300.10.1840.10.0+146
Armenian2280.10.22460.20.3-18
Southern Asian Languages, nfd2130.10.13270.30.1-114
Bosnian1930.10.12570.20.2-64
Romanian1800.10.12100.20.1-30
Amharic1780.10.01220.10.0+56
Swahili1690.10.1780.10.1+91
Macedonian1590.10.61810.20.9-22
Min Nan1590.10.21020.10.3+57
Malay1430.10.1960.10.1+47
Dutch1340.10.22340.20.4-100
Sindhi1320.10.0280.00.0+104
Oriya1300.10.0140.00.0+116
Khmer1280.10.4860.10.4+42
Tokelauan1210.10.01750.20.0-54
Japanese1200.10.5910.10.6+29
Igbo1070.10.0400.00.0+67
Krio1040.10.01310.10.1-27
Yoruba1030.10.0440.00.0+59
Southeast Asian Austronesian Languages, nfd1000.10.100.00.0+100
Indo-Aryan, nec920.10.0120.00.0+80
African Languages, nec880.10.01300.10.0-42
Tigrinya850.00.0410.00.0+44
Czech790.00.11050.10.1-26
French Creole, nfd760.00.0460.00.0+30
Ukrainian700.00.1950.10.1-25
Serbo-Croatian/Yugoslavian, so described680.00.01380.10.1-70
Pampangan630.00.0150.00.0+48
Albanian620.00.0480.00.0+14
Creole, nfd600.00.000.00.0+60
African Languages, nfd570.00.0450.00.0+12
Somali560.00.0510.00.0+5
Madi540.00.0640.10.0-10
IIokano540.00.0440.00.0+10
Ilonggo (Hiligaynon)540.00.0110.00.0+43
Slovak500.00.1540.00.1-4
Lao470.00.2360.00.2+11
Niue460.00.0330.00.0+13
Indo-Aryan, nfd450.00.090.00.0+36
Chinese, nfd450.00.11140.10.5-69
Other Southern Asian Languages430.00.0100.00.0+33
Tulu430.00.0150.00.0+28
Mauritian Creole420.00.0520.00.0-10
Ndebele410.00.0180.00.0+23
Burmese and Related Languages, nec410.00.030.00.0+38
Wu400.00.1110.00.1+29
Slovene390.00.0590.10.1-20
Kashmiri390.00.0100.00.0+29
Karen370.00.080.00.0+29
Hakka350.00.1330.00.1+2
Non-verbal, so described330.00.0220.00.0+11
Assamese310.00.030.00.0+28
Rotuman300.00.0310.00.0-1
Bari270.00.0520.00.0-25
Danish270.00.0280.00.1-1
Finnish260.00.0420.00.1-16
Swedish260.00.1240.00.1+2
Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)250.00.0220.00.0+3
Fulfulde250.00.0160.00.0+9
Auslan240.00.0140.00.0+10
Southeast Asian Austronesian Languages, nec240.00.090.00.0+15
Zulu240.00.060.00.0+18
Iranic, nfd230.00.000.00.0+23
Bulgarian220.00.0230.00.0-1
Ga210.00.030.00.0+18
Mandinka210.00.0300.00.0-9
Tetum180.00.0250.00.0-7
Luganda180.00.060.00.0+12
Anuak180.00.000.00.0+18
Azeri170.00.050.00.0+12
Ewe170.00.0220.00.0-5
Mon150.00.030.00.0+12
Oromo150.00.0240.00.0-9
Rohingya140.00.000.00.0+14
Hebrew140.00.140.00.1+10
Dan (Gio-Dan)130.00.0210.00.0-8
Burmese and Related Languages, nfd120.00.0140.00.0-2
Balochi120.00.000.00.0+12
Irish120.00.060.00.0+6
Tibetan120.00.180.00.0+4
Acholi100.00.0310.00.0-21
Bikol100.00.060.00.0+4
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.

Language spoken at home - Summary
Blacktown City - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel]20212011Change
Language summaryNumber%New South WalesNumber%New South Wales2011 to 2021
Speaks English only33,59319.132.928,24124.937.5+5,352
Non-English total140,05279.565.584,10674.361.7+55,946
Not stated2,4741.41.59050.80.8+1,569

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Language spoken at home, 2021
Language spoken at home, 2021 Punjabi, New South Wales: 1.8% Hindi, New South Wales: 2.8% Tagalog, New South Wales: 2.0% Arabic, New South Wales: 5.3% Filipino, New South Wales: 1.2% Gujarati, New South Wales: 0.9% Tamil, New South Wales: 1.3% Urdu, New South Wales: 1.5% Mandarin, New South Wales: 9.2% Nepali, New South Wales: 2.6% Punjabi, Blacktown City: 9.0% Hindi, Blacktown City: 8.0% Tagalog, Blacktown City: 7.6% Arabic, Blacktown City: 4.3% Filipino, Blacktown City: 4.0% Gujarati, Blacktown City: 3.9% Tamil, Blacktown City: 3.6% Urdu, Blacktown City: 3.6% Mandarin, Blacktown City: 3.2% Nepali, Blacktown City: 2.0%
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data)
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Change in language spoken at home, 2011 to 2021
Change in language spoken at home, 2011 to 2021 Punjabi, Blacktown City: +10,349 Hindi, Blacktown City: +5,680 Tagalog, Blacktown City: +2,970 Arabic, Blacktown City: +1,513 Filipino, Blacktown City: +1,317 Gujarati, Blacktown City: +5,384 Tamil, Blacktown City: +3,788 Urdu, Blacktown City: +3,769 Mandarin, Blacktown City: +3,374 Nepali, Blacktown City: +2,923
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2021 (Usual residence data)
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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 New South Wales 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, 19.1% of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] spoke English only, and 79.5% spoke a non-English language, compared with 32.9% and 65.5% respectively for New South Wales.

The dominant language spoken at home by the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel], other than English, in Blacktown City was Punjabi, with 9.0% of the population, or 15,920 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in Blacktown City and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Punjabi at home (9.0% compared to 1.8%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Tagalog at home (7.6% compared to 2.0%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Hindi at home (8.0% compared to 2.8%)
  • A smaller percentage speaking Mandarin at home (3.2% compared to 9.2%)

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 55,946 or 66.5%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 5,352 or 19.0%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in Blacktown City between 2011 and 2021 were for those speaking:

  • Punjabi (+10,349 persons)
  • Hindi (+5,680 persons)
  • Gujarati (+5,384 persons)
  • Tamil (+3,788 persons)

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