Corio · Federal Electorate

Language in Corio

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

About 14.3% of people in Corio use a language other than English at home, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. While this is well below the national average, the number of people speaking other languages has risen since 2011.

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📍 Corio, Federal Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 80.1% of residents, and those who speak little or no English make up 2.2% of the population. This last figure is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.

14.3% ▲ +22.7%

Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 14.3%

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

2.2% ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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 Corio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED210/corio/topic/language