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West Wallsend · Suburb / Locality

Language in West Wallsend

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

English is the primary language for 92.8% of people in West Wallsend, making it far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages. Only 2.7% of residents use another language at home, showing a very strong preference for English in this community.

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📍 West Wallsend, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Just 2.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While 0.2% of the population speak little or no English, this is still well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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2.7% ▲ +97.8%

Lower than 56% 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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0.2% ▼ -24.9%

Higher than 63% 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 West Wallsend, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 92.8% Tagalog 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Mandarin 0.1%

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 West Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14270/west-wallsend/topic/language