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Language in Wallacia

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

English is the primary language for 84.9% of people in Wallacia, making it a place where very few residents speak a foreign tongue. While slightly more diverse than similar areas, the proportion of people using another language is far below the national figure.

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📍 Wallacia, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 10.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Only 2.1% speak little or no English, a figure slightly below the New South Wales and Australian averages.

People using another language at home

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10.1% ▲ +17.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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2.1% ▲ +144.5%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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 Wallacia, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 84.9% Mandarin 1.1% Arabic 1.0% Italian 0.8% Cantonese 0.8% Vietnamese 0.6% Greek 0.6%

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 Wallacia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14119/wallacia/topic/language