12.3% ▲ +76.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wagga Wagga - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wagga Wagga - North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Around the middle of similar areas for its linguistic mix, Wagga Wagga - North sees 12.3% of its residents using a language other than English at home. While this is far below the national figure, the proportion of people speaking other languages has grown steadily over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most people here speak only English (82.4%), and the 12.3% who use another language at home is far below the New South Wales average. Mandarin is the most common non-English tongue at 1.6%, while only 1.6% of residents speak little or no English.
1.6% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031268/wagga-wagga-north/topic/language