22.8% ▲ +55.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Westleigh · Suburb / Locality
Language in Westleigh
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than most similar areas, Westleigh has a diverse mix of residents who speak languages other than English. While 22.8% of people use another language at home, this is about the same as the national figure. English remains the dominant language for 75.8% of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 22.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 6.4%, and 2.6% of residents speak little or no English.
2.6% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Westleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14277/westleigh/topic/language