95.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.7%
- 2016: 93.4%
- 2021: 95.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wilton · Suburb / Locality
Language in Wilton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 96% of people in Wilton use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This high level of diversity means most residents use a second language daily, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Very few people here speak English only, at just 4.2%. While 95.8% of residents use another language at home, a small number (6.8%) speak little or no English, which is well above the 3.4% national figure.
6.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Wilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70289/wilton/topic/language