14.9% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Woollahra · Suburb / Locality
Language in Woollahra
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Woollahra than in most similar areas. While nearly 80% of residents use only English, around 15% use another language at home, reflecting a more diverse linguistic profile than nearby suburbs.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 79.6% of residents, with Mandarin being the most common other language at 2.7%. Although 14.9% of people use another language at home—well above the trend for similar areas—this is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.
1.2% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14422/woollahra/topic/language