Corangamite · Federal Electorate

Language in Corangamite

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

English is the primary language for 88.6% of people in Corangamite. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state, with only 7% of residents using a language other than English at home.

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📍 Corangamite, Federal Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using another language at home rose to 7% since 2011, though this remains far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.6% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

7.0% ▲ +42.2%

Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 7.0%

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

0.6% ▼ -5.4%

Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Corangamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED209/corangamite/topic/language