Two Wells · Urban Centre

Language in Two Wells

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

More people speak a language other than English in Two Wells than in most similar areas. While English is the main language for 88.2% of residents, the share of people using another language at home has fallen slightly since 2011 to 6.3%.

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📍 Two Wells, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Though 6.3% of people use another language at home—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Italian (1.4%) and Greek (1.1%) are the most common non-English languages, and the share of people who speak little or no English rose to 1.3% since 2016.

6.3% ▼ -23.6%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 6.3%

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

1.3% ▲ +355.2%

Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 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 Two Wells, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Two Wells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415043/two-wells/topic/language