8.1% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wodonga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Wodonga than in most similar areas. Only 8.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below both the Victorian and national figures.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 85.6% of people, with very small numbers speaking Vietnamese, Punjabi or Mandarin. This high level of English use is reflected in the fact that only 1.6% of residents speak little or no English, a figure slightly below the national average.
8.1% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.6% —
Higher than 55% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031492/wodonga/topic/language