Wirrabara · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wirrabara

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

A massive gap exists between Wirrabara and the rest of the country, as only 0.8% of people here use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Almost everyone in the area speaks English only.

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📍 Wirrabara, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

With English spoken by 93.8% of the population, the 0.8% who use another language is far below the South Australian figure of 17.8%. However, 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

0.8% ▼ -55.5%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Wirrabara, 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 Wirrabara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41621/wirrabara/topic/language