16.2% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wakerley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wakerley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the primary way people communicate in Wakerley, though more people are speaking other languages at home than they were ten years ago. About 16.2% of residents use a language other than English, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used in 81.8% of homes, while Mandarin (2.0%) and Hindi (1.1%) are the most common other languages. Only 1.0% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
1.0% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Wakerley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031019/wakerley/topic/language