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Wanganui · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wanganui

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

Much higher proportions of residents speak a language other than English in Wanganui compared to similar areas. While 15.7% of the community uses another language at home, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Wanganui, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken by 72.5% of residents. Although more people here use a second language than in most similar areas, no one reported speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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15.7% —

Higher than 84% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Wanganui, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 72.5%

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 Wanganui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14152/wanganui/topic/language