Wetheron · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wetheron

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

English is the dominant tongue in Wetheron, where 85% of people speak only this language at home. While more people here use a second language than in most similar areas, the town remains far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 7.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin being the only other language spoken. This is well below the Queensland figure, and notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

7.5%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Wetheron, English only is the majority at 92%; Mandarin is next at 8%.

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 Wetheron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33053/wetheron/topic/language