9.1% ▲ +97.1%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wagga Wagga · Council (LGA)
Language in Wagga Wagga
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Wagga Wagga, though the use of other languages has nearly doubled over the last decade. While most people speak only English, about 9.1% of residents now use another language at home, reflecting a slow but steady shift toward a more linguistically diverse community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas despite being far below the national figure of 22.3%. This figure rose 4.5 percentage points since 2011, while the 1.5% who speak little or no English has barely changed since 2016.
1.5% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17750/wagga-wagga/topic/language