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Willoughby East · Suburb / Locality

Language in Willoughby East

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

English is the primary tongue for 81% of people in Willoughby East. While the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar spots, the proportion of people speaking another language is still well below the national figure.

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📍 Willoughby East, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 18.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin and Cantonese being the most common. A little below the national average, 2.4% of people speak little or no English, though this is still much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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18.1% ▲ +18.4%

Higher than 86% 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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2.4% ▲ +4.9%

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 Willoughby East, English only is the majority at 90%; Mandarin is next at 4%.

English only 81.0% Mandarin 3.4% Cantonese 3.3% Italian 1.2% Greek 0.5% Arabic 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2%

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 Willoughby East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14321/willoughby-east/topic/language