Wallaroo Mines · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wallaroo Mines

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Wallaroo Mines compared to the state and nation. Only 3.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 91.7% of residents, while Hindi is spoken by 1.7%. Despite this, 0.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

3.7% ▲ +66.7%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 3.7%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 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 Wallaroo Mines, English only is the majority at 98%; Hindi is next at 2%.

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 Wallaroo Mines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41519/wallaroo-mines/topic/language