7.0% ▲ +58.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wagga Wagga - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wagga Wagga - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Wagga Wagga - East compared to the rest of the state. Only 7% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While this is a low proportion, the number of people using a second language has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken at home by 89% of residents, while other languages include Arabic and Mandarin at 0.6% each. Very few people struggle with English here; only 0.9% speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the state average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 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 Wagga Wagga - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031267/wagga-wagga-east/topic/language