20.7% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wanneroo · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Wanneroo
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in Wanneroo than in most similar areas. About 20.7% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011. While this is slightly above the Western Australian average, it remains a little below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 74.7% of the population, with Vietnamese, Arabic and Mandarin being the most common other tongues. About 3.1% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most areas and has remained steady since 2016.
3.1% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Wanneroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50503/wanneroo/topic/language