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Wakefield · Council (LGA)

Language in Wakefield

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

Only 3.9% of people in Wakefield use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country. While English is the dominant language, the variety of tongues spoken has risen slightly over the last decade.

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📍 Wakefield, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 90.5% of residents, and those who speak little or no English make up just 0.3% of the population. This is well below the Australian average of 3.4%, with other common languages including Tagalog at 1.0% and Mandarin at 0.3%.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +45.7%

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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0.3% ▼ -51.2%

Lower than 74% 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 Wakefield, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 90.5% Tagalog 1.0% Mandarin 0.3% Greek 0.2% Italian 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Vietnamese 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 Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48130/wakefield/topic/language