Woolooware · Suburb / Locality

Language in Woolooware

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

English is the primary language for 87.3% of people in Woolooware. While a small number of residents speak other languages, this is much higher than in most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 10% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 0.9% of the population speak little or no English, a result that is well below the New South Wales average.

10.0% ▲ +8.8%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 10.0%

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

0.9% ▲ +31.4%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Woolooware [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14428/woolooware/topic/language