Western Flat · Suburb / Locality

Language in Western Flat

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

English is the only language spoken at home by 86% of residents in Western Flat. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 Western Flat, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.5% of people here use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the area has a higher proportion of people who speak little or no English than most similar areas, though this still sits well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

2.5% ▲ +76.9%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Western Flat, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Western Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41574/western-flat/topic/language