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Wangan · Urban Centre

Language in Wangan

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

A growing number of people in Wangan (L) now speak a language other than English at home. While the area remains far less diverse than the national average, this figure rose 2.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 4.6%.

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📍 Wangan, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 84% of the population, though 4.6% of residents use another language, such as Italian or Punjabi. This is higher than most similar areas, even though the number of people speaking little or no English is very low at 0.7%.

People using another language at home

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4.6% ▲ +88.9%

Higher than 62% 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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0.7% ▲ —

Higher than 73% 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 Wangan, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 84.0% Italian 0.9% Punjabi 0.7%

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 Wangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321108/wangan/topic/language