39.5% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waterloo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Waterloo
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher proportion of people speak a language other than English in Waterloo compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 40% of residents use another language at home, which is 17 percentage points above the national figure. This creates a diverse linguistic landscape where English is the primary language for only about half the population.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 39.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most areas. This diversity is reflected in the 7.4% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national average of 3.4%. Mandarin is the most common non-English language, spoken by 12% of residents.
7.4% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031647/waterloo/topic/language