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Wagin · Council (LGA)

Language in Wagin

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

Far fewer people in Wagin use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the state. While 18.4% of Western Australians speak another language, only 4.1% of Wagin residents do, though this figure has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Wagin, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 85.3% of residents. Only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.1% ▲ +45.2%

Lower than 66% 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% ▼ -15.9%

Lower than 77% 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 Wagin, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 85.3% Tagalog 0.9% Vietnamese 0.2%

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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58610/wagin/topic/language