31.4% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Holsworthy - Wattle Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Holsworthy - Wattle Grove
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much more diverse than most similar areas, Holsworthy - Wattle Grove has a high proportion of people who speak a language other than English at home. Around 31.4% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen since 2011. This makes the area well above the state and national averages for linguistic diversity.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 63.5% of people speak only English, 31.4% use another language at home, with Arabic (4.8%) and Hindi (2.2%) being the most common non-English tongues. Despite this diversity, the 2.8% who speak little or no English is a little below the New South Wales figure.
2.8% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Holsworthy - Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031524/holsworthy-wattle-grove/topic/language