15.6% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wollongong · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Wollongong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 15.6% of people in Wollongong use a language other than English at home, which is well below the national figure. The area is predominantly English-speaking and this trend has barely changed since 2011. While English is the main language, a small number of residents speak Mandarin, Italian or Arabic.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 79.9% of people at home, and the proportion of those using other languages is far below the New South Wales average. However, the 2.3% of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas.
2.3% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10704/wollongong/topic/language