Whiteheads Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Whiteheads Creek

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

English is the dominant tongue in Whiteheads Creek, where only 5.5% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area where very few residents require translation or multilingual services for daily life.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 86.5% speak only English, 1.4% of people speak little or no English. This proportion is a little below the Australian figure of 3.4% but is much higher than in most similar areas.

5.5% ▲ +57.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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

1.4% ▲ —

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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.

Language used at home

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In Whiteheads Creek, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Whiteheads Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22770/whiteheads-creek/topic/language