44.8% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Willetton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Willetton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 45% of people in Willetton speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the Western Australian average. This diversity has grown significantly over the last decade and marks the area as much more multilingual than most other similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the most common language at 52.8%, but Mandarin (14.2%) and Cantonese (4.8%) are also widely spoken. While 44.8% of residents use another language at home, the proportion who speak little or no English is much higher than most areas at 5.4%.
5.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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.
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 Willetton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031131/willetton/topic/language