Mount Warrigal · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mount Warrigal

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Mount Warrigal compared to the rest of the state. While 11.7% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 82.8% of the area. Despite being much higher than most similar areas, only 2% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

11.7% ▼ -16.4%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 11.7%

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

2.0% ▼ -5.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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 Mount Warrigal, English only is the majority at 97%; Greek is next at 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 Mount Warrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12812/mount-warrigal/topic/language