Wimbledon Heights · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wimbledon Heights

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

English is the primary tongue for 87.2% of people in Wimbledon Heights. While most residents speak only English, the area is slightly more linguistically diverse than many similar small localities.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

5.2% ▲ +45.2%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 5.2%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 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 Wimbledon Heights, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese 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 Wimbledon Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22801/wimbledon-heights/topic/language