Mandarin
35 speakers
That's fewer than one in 100 residents.
Parkes, New South Wales
Languages spoken in Parkes
The 2021 Census found about 370 people in Parkes speaking a language other than English at home, a small community in which Mandarin is the largest group. Afrikaans is close behind, within a fifth of the leader's total. The national share is more than twice as high as Parkes'.
- Residents
- 14,119
- Speak another language
- 371
- Languages at home
- 41
- Change since 2016
- +32.5%
What languages besides English do people speak in Parkes?
The largest communities are small, but they're here: Mandarin, Afrikaans and Nepali.
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How does Parkes compare with the City of Sydney?
The share for the City of Sydney is more than twice as high as Parkes'. In the New South Wales table, Parkes is 94th of 128.
- Parkes
- 2.6%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Every figure leaves unanswered questions out of the count, so the areas compare like for like.
Where in Parkes are other languages most common?
With 7 suburbs, there isn't a big gap between them; Parkes leads.
The suburb names link through to their own figures.
- Parkes (NSW)Led by Mandarin3%332
- TrundleLed by Cantonese2%12
- Peak Hill (NSW)Led by Italian2%21
- GoonumblaLed by Afrikaans1%3
- TullamoreLed by Gamilaraay1%3
- Gunningbland0%0
- Bogan Gate0%0
- 7 suburbs in Parkes. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
The headline 2.6% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 1,059 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 10.1%, while measuring only those who answered gives 2.8%.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
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