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Williamstown · Urban Centre

Language in Williamstown

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

Very few residents speak a language other than English in Williamstown, making it much less linguistically diverse than most similar areas. Only 1.7% of people use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Williamstown, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 95.5% of residents, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. This is reflected in the fact that no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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1.7% ▲ +21.5%

Lower than 84% 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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0.0% —

Lower than 99% 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 Williamstown, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 95.5% Italian 0.4% Tagalog 0.2% Greek 0.1%

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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415047/williamstown/topic/language