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West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth

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

Only 2.3% of people in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth used a language other than English at home in 2021. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 1.5%. It remains one of the lowest rates for any similar area in the country.

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📍 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 94.4% of residents, meaning the area is far below the national figure for non-English speakers. Similarly, the 0.3% of people who speak little or no English is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.3% ▲ +52.3%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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% ▲ +62.4%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth, English only is the majority at 100%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

English only 94.4% Cantonese 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Greek 0.0% Italian 0.0%

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 Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021221/west-wallsend-barnsley-killingworth/topic/language