4.9% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wamberal - Forresters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wamberal - Forresters Beach
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 4.9% of people in Wamberal - Forresters Beach speak a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region. Most residents use English as their only language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 91.5% of residents, while those who speak little or no English make up just 0.3% of the population. This is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures, and the number of people using another language at home has only risen slightly since 2011.
0.3% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Wamberal - Forresters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011041/wamberal-forresters-beach/topic/language