Woodridge · Suburb / Locality

Language in Woodridge

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

English is the dominant tongue in Woodridge, where very few residents use other languages in their daily lives. Only 4.2% of people speak a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average.

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📍 Woodridge, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 87.3% of people speak only English, small numbers use Mandarin (1.6%) and Italian (0.6%). Notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure.

4.2% ▲ +45.4%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 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 Woodridge, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51640/woodridge/topic/language