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Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands

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

Over one in five people in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands now speak a language other than English at home. This figure has risen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011, making the area more linguistically diverse than most similar places.

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📍 Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 20.3% of residents use another language at home, which is a little above the Western Australia figure. While Mandarin is the most common second language at 4.9%, very few people—just 1.8%—speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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20.3% ▲ +31.8%

Higher than 64% 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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1.8% ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 58% 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 Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands, English only is the majority at 89%; Mandarin is next at 6%.

English only 77.0% Mandarin 4.9% Cantonese 1.5% Italian 1.3% Greek 0.5% Vietnamese 0.4% Hindi 0.4% Arabic 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% Tagalog 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 Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021096/wembley-downs-churchlands-woodlands/topic/language