5.2% ▲ +71.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
North Nowra - Bomaderry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in North Nowra - Bomaderry
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in North Nowra - Bomaderry compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.2% of residents use another language at home, which is 21 percentage points below the New South Wales figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 89.5% of the area. While the proportion of people using another language rose 2.2 points since 2011, the number of people who speak little or no English remains very low at 0.5%, which is well below the state average.
0.5% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 North Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011277/north-nowra-bomaderry/topic/language