Winkie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Winkie

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Winkie compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.5% of residents speak another language, which is 18 percentage points below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 94.3% of people speak only English, 0.9% of the population speaks little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Greek is the most common non-English language spoken here.

4.5% ▼ -38.0%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

0.9% ▲ —

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Winkie, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 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 Winkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41618/winkie/topic/language