Warragamba - Silverdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Warragamba - Silverdale

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

Only 8% of people in Warragamba - Silverdale speak a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other regions. English is the dominant language used across the community.

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📍 Warragamba - Silverdale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is spoken by 88.6% of residents, the number of people using another language at home rose slightly to 8% since 2011. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.9%, which is well below the New South Wales average.

8.0% ▲ +28.4%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.9% ▲ +57.9%

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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.

Language used at home

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In Warragamba - Silverdale, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Warragamba - Silverdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031465/warragamba-silverdale/topic/language