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Wy Yung · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wy Yung

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Wy Yung, where the number of people using other languages has barely changed since 2011. Only 2.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Wy Yung, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 94.2% of the community. While a very small number of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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2.8% ▼ -38.3%

Lower than 55% 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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0.2% ▲ —

Higher than 62% 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 Wy Yung, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 94.2% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.2%

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 Wy Yung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22876/wy-yung/topic/language