# Language — Woollahra

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Area: Woollahra (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

English is the dominant language for daily life in Woollahra, where only 14.9% of people use a language other than English at home. This is well below the national figure of 22.3%, though the proportion of non-English speakers has risen slightly since 2011.

Almost 80% of residents speak only English, and the 14.9% who use another language at home is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Very few people struggle with the local tongue, with just 1.2% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| People using another language at home | 14.9% | +31.7% since 2011 |
| People who speak little or no English | 1.2% | +8.0% since 2016 |

**Language used at home** — English only 79.7%, Mandarin 2.7%, Italian 0.9%, Cantonese 0.8%, Greek 0.7%, Vietnamese 0.4%, Tagalog 0.3%, Arabic 0.3%, Hindi 0.1%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011347/woollahra/topic/language