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Wagin · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wagin

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

English is the dominant tongue in Wagin, where 84.3% of people speak only this language at home. This means far fewer people use a second language here compared to the rest of Western Australia and the nation.

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📍 Wagin, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.6% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is around the middle for similar areas, the 0.3% who speak little or no English is higher than in most other areas like it.

People using another language at home

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4.6% ▲ +64.3%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▼ -17.4%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Wagin, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 84.3% Tagalog 1.0% Vietnamese 0.3%

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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51501/wagin/topic/language