11.1% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wavell Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wavell Heights
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for 86.4% of people in Wavell Heights. While the area is far less linguistically diverse than the national average, the proportion of people using a language other than English at home has risen to 11.1% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11.1% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English here, as only 0.9% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Wavell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021034/wavell-heights/topic/language