Wycheproof · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wycheproof

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

English is the dominant tongue in Wycheproof, where almost everyone uses it for their daily conversations. Only 3.9% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Wycheproof, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English, making up 87.2% of the population. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English—a figure well below the Victorian average—this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

3.9% ▲ +82.6%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 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 Wycheproof, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Wycheproof [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22877/wycheproof/topic/language