53.6% ▲ +83.7%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pallara - Willawong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Pallara - Willawong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of all residents in Pallara - Willawong speak a language other than English at home, putting it among the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This shift has happened rapidly, with the proportion of people using other languages jumping 24 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the most common language at 43.1%, many people here speak Vietnamese, Punjabi, Mandarin or Hindi. Around 7% of the population speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
7.0% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Pallara - Willawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051074/pallara-willawong/topic/language