33.6% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Werribee - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Werribee - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary tongue for 60.4% of people in Werribee - South, though the area is becoming increasingly multilingual. More than a third of the population now speaks a language other than English at home, a figure that has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 33.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While 4.6% speak little or no English, this is about the same as the state average and has barely changed since 2016.
4.6% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Werribee - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051368/werribee-south/topic/language