Wellstead · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wellstead

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

More people in Wellstead speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While only 5.1% of residents use another language, this is far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Wellstead, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 82.1% of residents, with Italian being the most common other language at 5.1%. Despite the presence of other languages, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

5.1% ▲ +163.2%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 5.1%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Wellstead, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 6%.

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 Wellstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51562/wellstead/topic/language