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Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Whitfield - Edge Hill

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Whitfield - Edge Hill than in the rest of Australia. While 11.8% of residents use another language at home, this is about 10 percentage points lower than the national figure.

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📍 Whitfield - Edge Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 82.3% of the area, though the use of other languages rose by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.0% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the national average.

People using another language at home

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11.8% ▲ +27.2%

Lower than 52% 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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1.0% ▼ -16.6%

Lower than 57% 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 Whitfield - Edge Hill, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 82.3% Mandarin 0.9% Tagalog 0.6% Cantonese 0.4% Italian 0.4% Punjabi 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3% Hindi 0.2% Greek 0.1%

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 Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/language