16.3% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Williamstown North · Suburb / Locality
Language in Williamstown North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant language in Williamstown North, though the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places. While 80% of residents speak only English, about 16% use another language at home. This is much higher than in similar areas, even if it sits well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.6% speaking little or no English, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
1.6% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Williamstown North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22793/williamstown-north/topic/language