Warren-Blackwood (South West) · State Electorate

Language in Warren-Blackwood (South West)

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

English has remained the dominant language in Warren-Blackwood, with very few changes in the variety of languages spoken since 2011. Only 5.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Warren-Blackwood (South West), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

A small 5.9% of people use another language at home, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2016. This is reflected in the very low 0.7% of residents who speak little or no English, which is also much lower than most other areas.

5.9%

Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 5.9%

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

0.7% ▲ +11.1%

Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Warren-Blackwood (South West), English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Warren-Blackwood (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55706/warren-blackwood/topic/language