28.5% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wollongong - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wollongong - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 66% of people in Wollongong - West speak only English at home. While English is the main language, nearly 29% of the area uses another language, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. This represents a diverse mix of residents, though the proportion of people speaking other languages has fallen since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The 28.5% of people who use a language other than English at home is much higher than in most areas, with Mandarin, Arabic, Greek and Italian being the most common alternatives. Alongside this, 5.2% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the Australian average.
5.2% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041549/wollongong-west/topic/language