Wyongah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wyongah

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

Around the middle of similar areas for language diversity, Wyongah is a place where English is the dominant tongue. Very few residents use other languages at home, with 91.6% speaking only English.

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📍 Wyongah, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Just 3.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than most areas, it remains well below the New South Wales average at 0.3%.

3.9% ▲ +23.5%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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

0.3% ▲ +40.0%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Wyongah, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

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 Wyongah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14466/wyongah/topic/language