3.1% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Oaklands · Urban Centre
Language in Oaklands
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 90.3% of people in Oaklands (L). This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, with very few residents using a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.1% of people use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of people who speak little or no English rose to 2.0% in 2021.
2.0% ▲ —
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Oaklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122103/oaklands/topic/language