Walkervale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Walkervale

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

Only 4% of people in Walkervale use a language other than English at home. This is a very low figure compared to the national average, making it an area where English is overwhelmingly the primary language.

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📍 Walkervale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 89.9% of residents. While only 0.3% of people speak little or no English—a figure that is actually higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the national average of 3.4%.

4.0% ▲ +87.2%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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

0.3% ▼ -63.9%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Walkervale, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

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 Walkervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32960/walkervale/topic/language