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Language in Wheeler Heights

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

A far lower proportion of people in Wheeler Heights speak a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the country. While 9.6% of residents use another language, this is much lower than the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.

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📍 Wheeler Heights, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 88.3% of residents, and while the 9.6% who speak another language is much higher than in most similar areas, it is still far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 0.7% speak little or no English, which is a little below the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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9.6% —

Higher than 75% 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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0.7% ▲ +11.8%

Higher than 73% 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 Wheeler Heights, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 88.3% Italian 0.7% Cantonese 0.6% Mandarin 0.4% Vietnamese 0.2% Greek 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Arabic 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 Wheeler Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14285/wheeler-heights/topic/language