6.9% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Charlestown - Dudley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Charlestown - Dudley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people speak a language other than English in Charlestown - Dudley than in most similar areas. English is the primary language for nearly 90% of the population, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.9% of people use another language at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%. This trend is rising slightly from 5.7% in 2011, while the 1.0% who speak little or no English is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
1.0% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Charlestown - Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011208/charlestown-dudley/topic/language