Wyreema · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wyreema

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

English is the primary language for almost everyone in Wyreema, making it a very linguistically uniform place. Only 2.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Wyreema, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 94.2% of people speak only English at home. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, it remains very low at 0.2%, which is well below the Australian average.

2.6% ▲ +51.4%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.2% ▲ +47.2%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 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 Wyreema, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian 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 Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33190/wyreema/topic/language