18.8% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Warringah · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Warringah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Warringah compared to the rest of the country. While 18.8% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant tongue, though the use of other languages has risen slightly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 78% of the population, with Mandarin and Italian being the next most common languages. While the proportion of people using another language is higher than in most similar areas, it is still much lower than the New South Wales average. Meanwhile, those who speak little or no English make up 2.1% of residents, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Warringah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12203/warringah/topic/language