25.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wolgan Valley · Suburb / Locality
Language in Wolgan Valley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing diversity of spoken languages has emerged in Wolgan Valley since 2011. Over a quarter of residents now use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 62% of people speak only English, Hindi (8.5%) and Cantonese (4.2%) are also spoken. Despite this variety, no one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales and national averages.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
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 Wolgan Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14367/wolgan-valley/topic/language