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Wombarra · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wombarra

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

Language use in Wombarra has remained very stable over the last decade, with English continuing to be the dominant tongue. Almost 90% of the population speaks only English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state.

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📍 Wombarra, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 6.7% of people use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the 22.3% national figure. Only 0.5% of residents speak little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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6.7% ▼ -0.4%

Higher than 68% 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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0.5% ▲ +54.0%

Higher than 70% 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 Wombarra, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 89.7% Cantonese 0.5% Mandarin 0.3%

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 Wombarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14381/wombarra/topic/language