23.6% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bondi Junction - Waverly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bondi Junction - Waverly
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A little more than one in five people in Bondi Junction - Waverly use a language other than English at home. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains slightly below the New South Wales average. This linguistic diversity has grown since 2011, with 23.6% of the population now speaking a different language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 69.7% of residents, followed by Mandarin at 2.6% and Italian at 1.7%. Despite the variety of languages, those who speak little or no English make up only 2.2% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
2.2% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Bondi Junction - Waverly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011341/bondi-junction-waverly/topic/language