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Wokalup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wokalup

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Wokalup, though a small number of residents now use other languages at home. While the area is much less linguistically diverse than the national average, about 5% of people speak a language other than English.

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📍 Wokalup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.3% of people, while Italian is the most common other language at 4.3%. About 2% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Western Australian figure.

People using another language at home

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5.1% ▼ -34.2%

Higher than 61% 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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2.0% ▲ +82.8%

Higher than 86% 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 Wokalup, English only is the majority at 95%; Italian is next at 5%.

English only 86.3% Italian 4.3%

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 Wokalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51629/wokalup/topic/language