6.4% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Whyalla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Whyalla
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Whyalla compared to the rest of the country. Only 6.4% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 87.0% of the population. Very few people here struggle with English, with only 0.5% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
0.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011136/whyalla/topic/language