11.2% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waratah · Suburb / Locality
Language in Waratah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in ten residents in Waratah use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is far below the New South Wales and national figures, the area's linguistic variety stands out locally. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11.2% of people here speak another language at home, though only 1.2% speak little or no English. This low number of non-English speakers is well below the state and national figures, and English is used by 78.7% of the population.
1.2% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
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/sal/SAL14159/waratah/topic/language