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Wakefield - Barunga West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Wakefield - Barunga West

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

English is the primary language for 90.9% of people in Wakefield - Barunga West. The area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state or nation, though the number of people using a language other than English at home has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Wakefield - Barunga West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Consistent with this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is much lower than most areas at just 0.3%.

People using another language at home

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3.2% ▲ +46.7%

Lower than 89% 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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0.3% ▼ -42.2%

Lower than 88% 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 Wakefield - Barunga West, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 90.9% Tagalog 0.7% Mandarin 0.3% Greek 0.2% Italian 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Arabic 0.0%

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 Wakefield - Barunga West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021119/wakefield-barunga-west/topic/language