Wannon · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wannon

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

English is the dominant language for 95.2% of people in Wannon, making it far less linguistically diverse than most of the country. Only 3.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes Wannon a very uniform community in terms of the languages spoken.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 3.2% of people use another language at home, this is far below the Victorian rate of 27.6%. Interestingly, despite this, the area has a higher rate of people speaking little or no English than most similar areas, even though it remains well below the national figure of 3.4%.

3.2% —

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Wannon, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Wannon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22684/wannon/topic/language