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West Wyalong · Urban Centre

Language in West Wyalong

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

English is the primary language for 88.2% of people in West Wyalong. While the number of people using another language at home has risen to 3.9%, this remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 West Wyalong, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Meanwhile, those who speak little or no English now make up just 0.5% of the population, a fall from 4.6% in 2016.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +172.0%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -89.6%

Higher than 64% of urban centre 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.

Language used at home

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In West Wyalong, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 88.2% Cantonese 0.6% Tagalog 0.5% Arabic 0.4% Vietnamese 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 West Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115158/west-wyalong/topic/language