4.7% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Walgoolan · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Most people in Walgoolan speak only English, a pattern seen in many similar areas. While 4.7% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 84.4% of the population. Very few people use other languages at home, and unlike many other areas, there are no residents who speak little or no English.
4.7% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Walgoolan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51504/walgoolan/topic/language