6.9% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Whyalla Norrie · Suburb / Locality
Language in Whyalla Norrie
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Whyalla Norrie compared to the state or national figures. Only 6.9% of residents speak another language, which is much lower than the 22.3% seen across Australia. This makes it an area where English is the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 86.5% of people here, with Tagalog being the most common other language at 1.3%. While 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, this is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
0.4% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
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 Norrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41588/whyalla-norrie/topic/language