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Western Australia - Wheat Belt · Region (SA4)

Language in Western Australia - Wheat Belt

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Far fewer people use a language other than English in the Western Australia - Wheat Belt compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.6% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the region one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the country.

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📍 Western Australia - Wheat Belt, Region (SA4)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 85% of the population, and the number of people speaking another language rose slightly to 5.6% since 2011. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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5.6% ▲ +22.1%

Lower than 83% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.7% ▼ -7.2%

Lower than 76% of region (sa4) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 85.0% Tagalog 0.5% Italian 0.3% Mandarin 0.3% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Greek 0.0% Arabic 0.0% Hindi 0.0%

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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/509/western-australia-wheat-belt/topic/language