Virginia - Waterloo Corner · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Virginia - Waterloo Corner

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

More people speak a language other than English in Virginia - Waterloo Corner than in most similar areas. About 26.2% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While this diversity is high, the proportion of people using other languages has fallen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Virginia - Waterloo Corner, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 66.9% of people, followed by Vietnamese at 8.4%, Italian, Greek, and Punjabi. This variety is reflected in the 7.4% who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the South Australian average of 2.7%.

26.2% ▼ -21.3%

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

7.4% ▼ -24.7%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 7.4%

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 Virginia - Waterloo Corner, English only is the majority at 80%; Vietnamese is next at 10%.

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 Virginia - Waterloo Corner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021035/virginia-waterloo-corner/topic/language