5.8% ▲ +55.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nelson Bay Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Nelson Bay Peninsula
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Few people use a language other than English in Nelson Bay Peninsula, with only 5.8% of residents doing so. This is much lower than the state and national figures, though the number of people speaking other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 89% of the community. Only 0.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
0.6% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Nelson Bay Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031121/nelson-bay-peninsula/topic/language