2.1% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wynyard · Suburb / Locality
Language in Wynyard
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 2.1% of people in Wynyard use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than most of Australia. English is the dominant language for the vast majority of the population. This reflects a strong trend of English-only households across the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 93% of residents, which is far below the national figure for non-English speakers. While 0.2% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.
0.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60769/wynyard/topic/language