12.5% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Shellharbour - Oak Flats · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Shellharbour - Oak Flats
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Around the middle for similar areas, Shellharbour - Oak Flats is a place where most people speak only English. Only 12.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.6% of people. While 12.5% use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3% and has fallen slightly since 2011. Only 1.9% speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most areas but slightly below the state and national averages.
1.9% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Shellharbour - Oak Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031142/shellharbour-oak-flats/topic/language