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Language in Walliston

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

Much higher proportions of people use a language other than English at home in Walliston than in most similar areas. While 10% of residents speak another language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Walliston, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.2% of residents, with Italian being the most common second language at 4.1%. Only 1.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian figure.

People using another language at home

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10.0% ▼ -2.4%

Higher than 75% 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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1.6% ▲ +11.7%

Higher than 82% 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 Walliston, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 4%.

English only 86.2% Italian 4.1% Arabic 1.1% Vietnamese 0.5%

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 Walliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51508/walliston/topic/language