Port Willunga · Suburb / Locality

Language in Port Willunga

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

A massive 20 point gap separates Port Willunga from the national average in language diversity. Only 2.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Port Willunga, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 92.3% of people here. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure at just 0.3%.

2.5% ▲ +14.6%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

0.3% ▲ +37.6%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Port Willunga, English only is the majority at 100%; Cantonese 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 Port Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41216/port-willunga/topic/language