5.3% ▲ +76.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Worrigee · Suburb / Locality
Language in Worrigee
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 90% of people in Worrigee speak only English at home. While this is far below the national figure, it is still higher than most similar areas. Only a small number of residents use other languages or struggle with English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 5.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas. This includes small numbers of Cantonese, Hindi, Tagalog and Mandarin speakers. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 0.8%.
0.8% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
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 Worrigee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14441/worrigee/topic/language