64.6% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waitara · Suburb / Locality
Language in Waitara
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a daily reality in Waitara, where 64.6% of residents speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. The prevalence of diverse languages is reflected in the high number of people who speak little or no English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 64.6% of people use another language at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This high diversity is reflected in the 9.5% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national average. While 30.6% speak only English, others commonly use Mandarin (15.5%), Hindi (7.0%), or Cantonese (6.2%).
9.5% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Waitara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14104/waitara/topic/language