9.3% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Watanobbi · Suburb / Locality
Language in Watanobbi
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost 9.3% of people in Watanobbi speak another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is far below the national figure, the variety of languages spoken reflects a diverse local community. English remains the dominant language for 83.2% of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people who speak little or no English is 1.5%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national average. Aside from English, the most common languages spoken are Tagalog, Mandarin, Punjabi, and Cantonese.
1.5% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Watanobbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14199/watanobbi/topic/language