17.9% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hunters Hill - Woolwich · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Hunters Hill - Woolwich
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much smaller share of people speak a language other than English in Hunters Hill - Woolwich compared to the rest of the state. While 17.9% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken only by 74.7% of people, while Mandarin is the most common other language at 3.3%. Only 2.0% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
2.0% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Hunters Hill - Woolwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021499/hunters-hill-woolwich/topic/language