6.4% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Whyalla · Council (LGA)
Language in Whyalla
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in Whyalla has remained steady since 2011, with very few changes in how people speak at home. English is the dominant language for the vast majority of the population, and only 6.4% of residents use another language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Far fewer people in Whyalla use a language other than English compared to the state and national figures. This trend is stable, and the 0.5% who speak little or no English is just a little below the national average.
0.5% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48540/whyalla/topic/language