6.1% ▲ +162.9%
Lower than 56% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nowra - Bomaderry · Urban Area
Language in Nowra - Bomaderry
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 85.2% of people in Nowra - Bomaderry. While most residents speak only English, the number of people using another language at home rose to 6.1% by 2021. This is still far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.8% speak little or no English, a figure well below the state average.
0.8% ▲ +126.3%
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1026/nowra-bomaderry/topic/language