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Waverley - St Leonards · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Waverley - St Leonards

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 92.7% of people in Waverley - St Leonards. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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📍 Waverley - St Leonards, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.2% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3% and well below Tasmania's 8.7%. This trend has barely changed since 2011, and just 0.3% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.2% ▼ -5.8%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▼ -49.0%

Lower than 86% 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.

Language used at home

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In Waverley - St Leonards, English only is the majority at 100%; Hindi is next at 0%.

English only 92.7% Hindi 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Italian 0.1%

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 Waverley - St Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011050/waverley-st-leonards/topic/language