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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Wagga Wagga City in 2021, 1,048 people who spoke a language other than English at home reported difficulty speaking English.
Proficiency in English measures the self-assessed proficiency in spoken English of people who speak a language other than English at home. The data, when viewed with other ethnic and cultural indicators, such as Ancestry, Country of Birth, Language Spoken at Home and Religion, reflects Wagga Wagga City's ethnic composition and how long the overseas born have been in Australia. This helps service providers determine whether they need to communicate with the local population in languages other than English.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'How well does the person speak English?'
| Proficiency in English | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga City - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| English proficiency | Number | % | Rural West % | Number | % | Rural West % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 57,697 | 85.3 | 91.5 | 54,804 | 92.2 | 97.1 | +2,893 |
| Speaks English well or very well | 5,274 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 2,418 | 4.1 | 0.9 | +2,856 |
| Speaks English not well or not at all | 1,048 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 446 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +602 |
| Not stated | 3,596 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 1,794 | 3.0 | 1.8 | +1,802 |
| Total population | 67,615 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 59,462 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,153 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the population in Wagga Wagga City in 2021 compared to Rural West shows that there was a lower proportion of people who spoke English only, and a higher proportion of people who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.
Overall, 85.3% of people spoke English only, and 1.6% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 91.5% and 0.2% respectively for Rural West.
Emerging groups
The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were in those speaking:
- Speaks English only (+2,893 persons)
- Speaks English well or very well (+2,856 persons)
- Speaks English not well or not at all (+602 persons)
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