9.6% ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wagga Wagga · Urban Area
Language in Wagga Wagga
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Wagga Wagga use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, though the overall figure is still low. While 9.6% of residents speak another language, this is far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 85.2% of people. Only 1.7% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the national rate.
1.7% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1035/wagga-wagga/topic/language