22.2% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waverton · Suburb / Locality
Language in Waverton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant tongue in Waverton, though a fifth of the population now speaks another language. While the area's linguistic profile is similar to the national average, it is much more diverse than most similar neighbourhoods.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 22.2% of people use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin (4.1%) and Cantonese (3.7%) being the most common alternatives. This is much higher than most similar areas, though 1.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.8% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 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 Waverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14219/waverton/topic/language