9.7% ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wyong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wyong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 9.7% of people in Wyong use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. While this is a low proportion, the number of people speaking other languages has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011. Most residents speak English only.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 83.1% of people speak only English, and those who speak another language at home are far fewer than in New South Wales. Only 1.6% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.6% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021057/wyong/topic/language