47.3% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Woodpark · Suburb / Locality
Language in Woodpark
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost half of all residents in Woodpark use a language other than English at home, placing it among the most linguistically diverse areas of its type. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a community where nearly 47.3% of people speak a different language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Arabic is the most common non-English language at 23.9%, while English-only speakers make up 46.5%. This diversity is consistent with the fact that 6.4% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.4%.
6.4% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
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.
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 Woodpark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14408/woodpark/topic/language