10.7% ▲ +139.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wagga Wagga - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wagga Wagga - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Wagga Wagga - South compared to the rest of the state. While 10.7% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Despite this, the number of people using a non-English language has risen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.2% of residents. While 2.4% of the community speaks little or no English—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still a little below the national average of 3.4%.
2.4% ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031269/wagga-wagga-south/topic/language