9.8% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Katoomba - Leura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Katoomba - Leura
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 9.8% of people in Katoomba - Leura use a language other than English at home. This figure is far below the national average, though the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011. English remains the primary language for the vast majority of the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 85.6% of residents, while the most common other languages are Mandarin, Vietnamese and Italian. Just 1.0% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average and has barely changed since 2016.
1.0% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Katoomba - Leura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011452/katoomba-leura/topic/language