5.9% ▲ +325.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Woy Woy Bay · Suburb / Locality
Language in Woy Woy Bay
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people use a language other than English at home in Woy Woy Bay than in most similar areas. While 5.9% of residents speak a second language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 90% of people speak only English at home. While the 5.9% who use another language is higher than in similar areas, 2.1% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Woy Woy Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14444/woy-woy-bay/topic/language