Willow Vale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Willow Vale

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

More people in Willow Vale use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 8.3% of residents speak another language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Willow Vale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 87.7% of residents. While the 0.9% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the Australian average.

8.3% ▲ +36.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 8.3%

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

0.9% ▲ +67.2%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Willow Vale, English only is the majority at 97%; Cantonese 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 Willow Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33078/willow-vale/topic/language