Wiley Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wiley Park

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

A huge shift in the way people speak has occurred in Wiley Park, where 72.6% of residents now use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 17.8% of people speak English only, while 15.2% speak Arabic and 4.5% speak Vietnamese. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 14.4% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure well above the New South Wales average.

72.6% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 73.5%
  • 2016: 75.4%
  • 2021: 72.6%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

14.4% ▼ -3.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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 Wiley Park, the largest group is English only at 37%, followed by Arabic (31%) and Vietnamese (9%).

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 Wiley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14310/wiley-park/topic/language