8.3% ▲ +241.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waikerie · Urban Centre
Language in Waikerie
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 85.3% of people in Waikerie, though the area has seen a recent rise in linguistic variety. While still well below the national figure, the proportion of people using another language at home rose to 8.3% in 2021.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 8.3% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 2.7%, while those who speak little or no English rose to 1.9% since 2016.
1.9% ▲ +1226.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415045/waikerie/topic/language