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Wallerawang · Urban Centre

Language in Wallerawang

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

A far smaller proportion of people speak a language other than English in Wallerawang compared to the rest of the country. Only 3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This linguistic profile has remained stable over the last decade.

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📍 Wallerawang, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 93.1% of the population. While 0.6% of people speak little or no English, this is still well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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3.0% ▲ +29.7%

Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.6% ▲ +134.9%

Higher than 69% of urban centre 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 Wallerawang, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 93.1% Cantonese 0.7% Mandarin 0.4% Punjabi 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Italian 0.1%

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 Wallerawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115151/wallerawang/topic/language