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Rest of Vic. · Capital City

Language in Rest of Vic.

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

A gap of 20 percentage points separates Rest of Vic. from the state average in the proportion of people who speak a language other than English. Only 7.1% of residents use another language at home, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Rest of Vic., Capital City

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 86.4% of people, with Mandarin, Italian, and Punjabi as the most common other options. Only 1.1% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the state figure and has barely changed since 2016.

People who speak little or no English

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1.1% ▲ +13.8%

Lower than 57% of capital city 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.

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 Rest of Vic. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2RVIC/rest-of-vic/topic/language