8.2% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Adamstown - Kotara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Adamstown - Kotara
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A small increase in the use of non-English languages has been seen in Adamstown - Kotara since 2011. Only 8.2% of people now use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 89% of residents, and only 1% speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%. Other languages spoken in the area include Mandarin, Greek, Italian, and Cantonese.
1.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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 Adamstown - Kotara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031222/adamstown-kotara/topic/language