2.1% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wynyard · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wynyard
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Wynyard, where only 2.1% of people use another language at home. This makes the area one of the least linguistically diverse places in the region, with very few residents needing translation services in their daily lives.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 92.8% of residents speak only English, a figure far above the national average. Just 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is much lower than most areas and has remained steady since 2016.
0.2% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011084/wynyard/topic/language