28.3% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Willoughby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Willoughby
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 70% of people in Willoughby speak only English at home, but the area is more linguistically diverse than most of the country. Many residents use a language other than English, which is well above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 28.3% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This is reflected in the variety of languages spoken, with Mandarin (6.1%) and Cantonese (4.7%) being common, while 4.3% of the population speak little or no English.
4.3% —
Higher than 78% 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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011687/willoughby/topic/language