9.1% ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
High Wycombe · Suburb / Locality
Language in High Wycombe
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 86.4% of people in High Wycombe. While this is far below the national figure, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, very few people struggle with English, with only 0.9% speaking little or no English.
0.9% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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.
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 High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50633/high-wycombe/topic/language