2.7% ▲ +131.6%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
West Wyalong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in West Wyalong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost everyone in West Wyalong speaks English at home, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region. Only 2.7% of residents use another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant language for 88.2% of people, and the proportion who speak little or no English is much lower than most areas at just 0.3%. While the use of other languages rose slightly since 2011, it remains far below the New South Wales average.
0.3% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 West Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021069/west-wyalong/topic/language