28.9% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Woodville West · Suburb / Locality
Language in Woodville West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 67.1% of Woodville West, but the area is far more linguistically diverse than the state average. Nearly 29% of people use a language other than English at home, which is one of the highest proportions for areas of this size.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Along with English, the most common languages spoken are Italian, Punjabi, Greek and Vietnamese. While a small number of people speak little or no English (3.4%), this is still much higher than in most other areas.
3.4% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Woodville West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41648/woodville-west/topic/language