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Wentworth · Council (LGA)

Language in Wentworth

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

An increase in the use of non-English languages has been seen in Wentworth since 2011, though it remains a very English-speaking area. Only 3.9% of people here use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Wentworth, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, with 83.9% doing so. While the proportion of people using another language at home rose 0.9 points since 2011, this is still much lower than most areas. Very few people, just 0.6%, speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +31.6%

Lower than 68% of council (lga) 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% ▲ +69.9%

Lower than 53% of council (lga) 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 Wentworth, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 83.9% Italian 0.7% Punjabi 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Greek 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Arabic 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 Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18200/wentworth/topic/language