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Language in Waterfall

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

English is the primary language for 92.1% of people in Waterfall. While a small number of residents use other languages, the area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.1% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, 0% of the population speaks little or no English, a result that is well below the same figure for the state.

People using another language at home

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6.1% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Waterfall, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

English only 92.1% Tagalog 1.7% Arabic 0.6%

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 Waterfall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14200/waterfall/topic/language