9.5% ▲ +61.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Whyalla Jenkins · Suburb / Locality
Language in Whyalla Jenkins
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language spoken in Whyalla Jenkins, with 87.3% of people using it as their only language at home. While most residents speak English, the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar places. This is seen in the 9.5% of people who use a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.5% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but far below the 22.3% national figure. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.6% speak little or no English.
0.6% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
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 Whyalla Jenkins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41587/whyalla-jenkins/topic/language