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Language in Wildwood

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

A shift in linguistic variety has occurred in Wildwood, where 11.5% of residents now use a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the Victorian and national figures.

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📍 Wildwood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common non-English language spoken here at 6.6%, though 62.7% of people speak only English. Despite the variety, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure.

People using another language at home

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11.5% ▼ -12.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Wildwood, English only is the majority at 89%; Arabic is next at 9%.

English only 62.7% Arabic 6.6% Greek 1.2%

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 Wildwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22784/wildwood/topic/language