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The SBS Assyrian info seeker

There are 21,477 Assyrian speakers in Australia, representing less than 0.1% of the entire population. Assyrian speakers are concentrated in large cities, such as Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Engages with SBS for:

  • Home territories, Australian and local community news and information.
  • As the only reliable source of impartial news and information.
  • To enrich and improve their Assyrian language

Assyrian speakers English proficiency:

51.9%

Very well

27%

Well

15.1%

Not well

6.1%

Not at all

The community is known to be:

  • Aspirational
  • Status conscious
  • Engaged and belonging to discernible local Assyrian communities
  • Family oriented