28.1% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wanguri · Suburb / Locality
Language in Wanguri
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of residents in Wanguri speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. While 28.1% of people use another language, this is well above the national figure. English remains the primary language for 62.7% of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Greek is the most common non-English language at 5.3%, followed by Tagalog at 2.1%. Around 4.3% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Northern Territory and Australian figures.
4.3% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70280/wanguri/topic/language