Wandiligong · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wandiligong

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

Almost 90% of people in Wandiligong speak only English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country. This small community has very few residents using other languages, and nearly everyone speaks English fluently.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure far below both the Victorian (27.6%) and national (22.3%) averages. While this is around the middle for similar areas, it is notable that 0% of the population speaks little or no English.

3.6% ▼ -50.9%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Wandiligong, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian 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 Wandiligong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22671/wandiligong/topic/language