Waggrakine · Suburb / Locality

Language in Waggrakine

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

About the same as most similar areas, Waggrakine is a place where very few people use a language other than English at home. Only 4.3% of residents do so, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Waggrakine, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 84% of residents. While only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

4.3% ▲ +13.1%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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

0.5% ▲ +4.7%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Waggrakine, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

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 Waggrakine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51500/waggrakine/topic/language