2.7% ▲ +66.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cessnock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Cessnock
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for the vast majority of people in Cessnock. Only 2.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This makes the area one of the least linguistically diverse places in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Very few people in Cessnock use a language other than English at home, though this rose slightly to 2.7% since 2011. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%, and it is consistent with the fact that only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English.
0.4% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011108/cessnock/topic/language