16.6% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wanniassa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wanniassa
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in Wanniassa use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the territory. While 16.6% of residents speak another language, this is well below the ACT's 24.6%. English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 80.2% of people at home, and the proportion using other languages rose 4.6 points since 2011. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.8% speaking little or no English, a figure slightly below the national average.
1.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Wanniassa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071090/wanniassa/topic/language