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Yakamia · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yakamia

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Yakamia compared to the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians use another language at home, that figure is just 9% in Yakamia. Most residents rely solely on English for their daily communication.

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📍 Yakamia, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken by 87% of residents, meaning the area is much less diverse than the state or national figures. Only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, though this is still much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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9.0% ▲ +18.5%

Higher than 74% 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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0.9% ▼ -34.1%

Higher than 75% 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 Yakamia, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 87.0% Italian 0.9% Tagalog 0.9% Mandarin 0.4% Cantonese 0.3% Punjabi 0.3% Hindi 0.2%

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 Yakamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51660/yakamia/topic/language