Willow Vale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Willow Vale

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Willow Vale compared to the state average. While 90% of residents speak only English at home, about 6.8% use another language, which is higher than the typical figure for similar areas.

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📍 Willow Vale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Despite this, the 1.8% of people who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

6.8% ▲ +33.4%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 6.8%

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

1.8% ▲ +334.0%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Willow Vale, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 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 Willow Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14324/willow-vale/topic/language