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Waroona · Council (LGA)

Language in Waroona

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

English is the dominant tongue in Waroona, where language diversity is around the middle for its level. Very few residents speak a language other than English at home, and this figure has fallen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Waroona, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.9% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.8%.

People using another language at home

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5.9% ▼ -12.9%

Higher than 50% 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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0.8% ▲ +7.8%

Higher than 58% 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 Waroona, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 3%.

English only 86.1% Italian 2.6% Tagalog 0.4% Arabic 0.2% Mandarin 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 Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58820/waroona/topic/language