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West Wimmera · Council (LGA)

Language in West Wimmera

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

English is the primary language for nearly 90% of people in West Wimmera. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state and country.

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📍 West Wimmera, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average of 22.3%. This lack of diversity is reflected in the very low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.2%.

People using another language at home

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2.4% ▲ +19.8%

Lower than 87% 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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0.2% ▼ -31.8%

Lower than 82% 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 West Wimmera, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 89.7% Tagalog 0.2% Italian 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Greek 0.1% Hindi 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 West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26890/west-wimmera/topic/language