6.4% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Whyalla · Urban Area
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in Whyalla use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the country. Only 6.4% of residents speak another language, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 87% of the area. Very few people speak little or no English (0.5%), which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
6.4% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 52% of urban area areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 70% of urban area 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4008/whyalla/topic/language