Waterford Park · Urban Centre

Language in Waterford Park

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Waterford Park, where 87.6% of people use only English at home. While the area is much more English-speaking than the state and national averages, a small number of residents now use other languages.

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📍 Waterford Park, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

People using another language at home rose to 4.6% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas despite being far below the national figure of 22.3%. This includes a small number of Italian speakers, though no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

4.6% ▲ +351.6%

Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Waterford Park, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 Waterford Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222099/waterford-park/topic/language