Woodrising · Suburb / Locality

Language in Woodrising

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

English is the sole language for 90.1% of people in Woodrising. While this is far below the national figure, the area has a higher proportion of people speaking other languages at home than most similar areas.

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📍 Woodrising, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average.

5.5% ▲ +46.5%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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

0.6% ▼ -30.5%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Woodrising, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Woodrising [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14409/woodrising/topic/language