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Westdale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Westdale

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Westdale than the national average, though this is still much higher than in similar areas. Only 10.2% of residents use another language at home, leaving the vast majority of the community speaking English only.

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📍 Westdale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 85% speak only English, Tagalog is the most common other language at 3.3%. Only 2% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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10.2% —

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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2.0% ▲ +199.6%

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 Westdale, English only is the majority at 93%; Tagalog is next at 4%.

English only 85.0% Tagalog 3.3% Mandarin 1.9% Vietnamese 0.8% Cantonese 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 Westdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14276/westdale/topic/language