1.7% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wilcannia · Urban Centre
Language in Wilcannia
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in Wilcannia (L) has remained steady since 2011, with very few people speaking a language other than English at home. Only 1.7% of residents use another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language here, spoken by 74% of the population. While only 0.6% of people speak little or no English—a figure well below the New South Wales average—this is actually higher than in most similar areas.
0.6% ▲ —
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Wilcannia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121120/wilcannia/topic/language