8.8% ▲ +67.0%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Woy Woy - Blackwall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Woy Woy - Blackwall
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people speak a language other than English in Woy Woy - Blackwall than in most similar areas. Only 8.8% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below the New South Wales and national averages. This has grown slightly, rising 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 85.4% of the area, with Mandarin being the most common other language at 1.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 1.5% speak little or no English, which is well below the state figure.
1.5% ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Woy Woy - Blackwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011042/woy-woy-blackwall/topic/language