29.2% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Port Kembla - Warrawong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Port Kembla - Warrawong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 63.9% of people in Port Kembla - Warrawong. This area is much more linguistically diverse than most similar places, with nearly 30% of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 29.2% of people use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the 8.0% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is among the highest for areas of this size.
8.0% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Port Kembla - Warrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011546/port-kembla-warrawong/topic/language