Willaura · Urban Centre

Language in Willaura

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

English is the dominant language in Willaura (L), where only 3.3% of people use another language at home. This is a middle-of-the-road result for similar areas, though it remains far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Willaura, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, at 84.2%, and the share of people using other languages has fallen slightly since 2011. While 1.3% of the population speak little or no English, this is much higher than in most similar areas.

3.3% ▼ -24.6%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

1.3% ▲ +89.6%

Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 1.3%

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 Willaura, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Willaura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222100/willaura/topic/language