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West Wyalong · Suburb / Locality

Language in West Wyalong

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

English remains the dominant language in West Wyalong, where very few residents use another tongue at home. Only 3.4% of people speak a language other than English, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.

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📍 West Wyalong, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The vast majority of people here speak only English, at 88.3%. While 0.4% of residents speak little or no English—which is higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.4% ▲ +92.8%

Higher than 50% 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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0.4% ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 68% 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 Wyalong, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 88.3% Cantonese 0.5% Tagalog 0.4% Arabic 0.4% Vietnamese 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Punjabi 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 Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14273/west-wyalong/topic/language