18.2% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Potts Point - Woolloomooloo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo than across the state or nation. Only 18.2% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 18.2% of the community uses another language at home—a figure that rose slightly since 2011—this is still well below the New South Wales average of 26.6%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 1.5% speak little or no English, which is well below the state and national figures.
1.5% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Potts Point - Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031333/potts-point-woolloomooloo/topic/language