9.4% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Weipa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Weipa
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Weipa compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This pattern has remained steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.4% of the community, while Tagalog is the most common second language at 0.6%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.8% speaking little or no English, a figure a little below both the state and national averages.
0.8% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011403/weipa/topic/language