31.3% ▲ +130.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wellard (West) - Bertram · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wellard (West) - Bertram
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly a third of people in Wellard (West) - Bertram use a language other than English at home. This 31.3% figure is far above the Western Australian average and represents a sharp increase from previous years. The area has become much more linguistically diverse as the population has grown.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Since 2011, the share of people using another language at home rose by 18 percentage points to reach 31.3%, which is well above the national figure. While English is spoken by 64.1%, other common languages include Tagalog, Punjabi, Hindi and Mandarin. About 2.8% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
2.8% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Wellard (West) - Bertram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031169/wellard-bertram/topic/language