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Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 3.4% of people in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah used a language other than English at home in 2021, though this is up from 2.5% in 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the country. The vast majority of the community speaks only English.

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📍 Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 92.6% of residents, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Very few people struggle with English, with just 0.4% speaking little or no English, a figure well below both the state and national averages.

People using another language at home

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3.4% ▲ +34.1%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +50.2%

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 92.6% Mandarin 0.3% Italian 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031125/williamtown-medowie-karuah/topic/language