Wutunugurra · Urban Centre

Language in Wutunugurra

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

Nearly everyone in Wutunugurra uses a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This trend has grown significantly over the last few years, with 93% of people now speaking another language.

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📍 Wutunugurra, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people speaking another language is far above the national figure, though those who speak little or no English fell to 8.4% since 2016. Punjabi is the most common non-English language used here, while only 3.5% of residents speak English only.

93.0%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 71.7%
  • 2021: 93.0%

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

8.4% ▼ -60.3%

Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 8.4%

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 Wutunugurra, Punjabi is the majority at 55%; English only is next at 45%.

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 Wutunugurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722038/wutunugurra/topic/language