Wyuna East · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wyuna East

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

More people in Wyuna East have started speaking a language other than English at home since 2011. While 14.2% of residents now use another language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Wyuna East, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 72.6% of people, though Tagalog (5.7%) and Greek (2.8%) are also spoken. About 2.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

14.2%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 14.2%

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

2.8% ▲ —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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 Wyuna East, English only is the majority at 90%; Tagalog is next at 7%.

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 Wyuna East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22885/wyuna-east/topic/language