4.1% ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wambo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wambo
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Wambo than in most similar areas. Only 4.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 88.6% of the population, and the 4.1% who speak another language at home is well below the Queensland average. This is reflected in the very low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.3%.
0.3% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Wambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307021183/wambo/topic/language