6.9% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wodonga · Council (LGA)
Language in Wodonga
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
An increasing number of people in Wodonga have begun speaking languages other than English at home, with this group growing by 2.2 percentage points since 2011. While this trend shows growth, only 6.9% of the population now uses another language at home, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant language for 88.1% of residents, and the 6.9% who speak another language is far below the Victorian average. Despite this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the state figure at 1.2%.
1.2% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27170/wodonga/topic/language