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Language in Williamstown

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Williamstown (SA), with only 1.8% of people speaking another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Williamstown, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost everyone here speaks only English, accounting for 95.5% of the population. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.1% speaking little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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1.8% ▼ -15.8%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.1% ▼ -7.6%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Williamstown, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 95.5% Italian 0.3% Tagalog 0.1% Greek 0.1%

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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41602/williamstown/topic/language