15.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Unanderra - Mount Kembla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Unanderra - Mount Kembla
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language spoken in Unanderra - Mount Kembla, where 81% of residents use it as their only language at home. This is a far lower level of linguistic diversity than seen across New South Wales, with most people using English for their daily interactions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 15.1% of people speak another language at home, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011. While the most common non-English languages are Italian and Arabic, only 2.1% of residents speak little or no English.
2.1% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Unanderra - Mount Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011134/unanderra-mount-kembla/topic/language