Woodford · Suburb / Locality

Language in Woodford

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

Only 1.5% of people in Woodford use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Woodford, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 60% of the community. While very few people speak another language, 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas.

1.5% ▼ -5.3%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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

0.2% ▼ -50.9%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Woodford, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin 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 Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33132/woodford/topic/language