9.8% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Newcastle - Cooks Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Newcastle - Cooks Hill
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Newcastle - Cooks Hill than in the rest of the state. While this figure rose slightly to 9.8% since 2011, it remains well below both the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 85.3% of residents, which helps explain why the 0.9% who speak little or no English is lower than in most areas. Other spoken languages include Mandarin, Italian, and Arabic, though these each make up less than 1% of the population.
0.9% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Newcastle - Cooks Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031229/newcastle-cooks-hill/topic/language