5.4% ▲ +203.8%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Westbrook · Urban Centre
Language in Westbrook
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people have started using languages other than English at home in Westbrook, with the figure rising to 5.4% since 2011. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains far below the national average of 22.3%. Most residents speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 92% of the community. While 5.4% of people use another language at home, very few struggle with English, as only 0.5% speak little or no English—a figure that is a little below the national average.
0.5% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Westbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315099/westbrook/topic/language