8.1% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Whitlands · Suburb / Locality
Language in Whitlands
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 56.8% of people in Whitlands. While few people use another language at home, a surprising number struggle with English, making it a unique linguistic mix for the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 8.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, 8.1% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the 3.4% seen across Australia.
8.1% ▲ —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Whitlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22773/whitlands/topic/language