Witchcliffe · Suburb / Locality

Language in Witchcliffe

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

English is the dominant language in Witchcliffe, where 84.5% of residents speak only this language at home. While more people use a second language here than in most similar areas, the figure remains far below the national average.

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📍 Witchcliffe, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 6.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 22.3% national figure. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English, a result well below the Australian average.

6.4% ▲ +20.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 6.4%

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 Witchcliffe, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Witchcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51624/witchcliffe/topic/language