8.6% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waikiki · Suburb / Locality
Language in Waikiki
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people in Waikiki use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. Despite this local trend, 8.6% is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents speak only English, and very few struggle with the language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 8.6% of residents use another language at home—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the Western Australia figure of 18.4%. Only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, though this is still much higher than the usual rate for similar areas.
0.9% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 75% 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 Waikiki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51502/waikiki/topic/language