2.4% ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waratah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Waratah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is spoken by 90.4% of people in Waratah, making it the dominant language here. This is a community where very few people use a language other than English at home, a trend that has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 2.4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% and well below the state average. This is reflected in the fact that almost nobody in the area speaks little or no English.
0.1% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031096/waratah/topic/language