Westbourne Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Westbourne Park

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

A much higher proportion of people in Westbourne Park use another language at home compared to most similar areas. While 15.7% of residents speak a language other than English, this remains well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Westbourne Park, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 82.7% of the area, followed by Greek at 3.1% and Mandarin at 2.1%. Only 1.4% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.7%.

15.7% ▲ +24.7%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 16.6%
  • 2021: 15.7%

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

1.4% ▼ -16.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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 Westbourne Park, English only is the majority at 90%; Greek is next at 3%.

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 Westbourne Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41573/westbourne-park/topic/language