23.1% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wollongong - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wollongong - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 23% of people in Wollongong - East speak a language other than English at home, which is about the same as the national figure. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales average. Most residents use English only, and the proportion of people speaking other languages has barely changed since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 23.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin, Arabic and Italian being the most common. This area has a much higher proportion of people who speak little or no English than most other areas, though this figure fell slightly to 3.7% since the last census.
3.7% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Wollongong - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041548/wollongong-east/topic/language