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Language in Woolwich

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

A far smaller share of people speak a non-English language in Woolwich compared to the rest of the state. While 15.2% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the community.

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📍 Woolwich, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 80.6% of residents, while Mandarin and Cantonese are the most common other languages at 3.1% and 3.0%. Only 1.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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15.2% ▲ +24.3%

Higher than 84% 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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1.6% ▼ -39.5%

Higher than 82% 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 Woolwich, English only is the majority at 89%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

English only 80.6% Mandarin 3.1% Cantonese 3.0% Italian 1.3% Arabic 1.2% Hindi 0.6% Punjabi 0.5% Greek 0.5%

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 Woolwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14430/woolwich/topic/language