18.0% ▲ +116.7%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wallan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wallan
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than double the proportion of people in Wallan spoke a language other than English at home in 2021 compared to 2011. While 18.0% of the community now uses another language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.9% of residents, though Punjabi is the most common second language at 4.6%. Only 1.8% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2016.
1.8% ▲ +62.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Wallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041224/wallan/topic/language