Wilkesdale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wilkesdale

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

English remains the dominant language in Wilkesdale, with very few residents using other tongues at home. Only 3% of people speak a language other than English, making it far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 87.1% of residents, while only 3% use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

3.0%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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 Wilkesdale, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Wilkesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33076/wilkesdale/topic/language