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Buloke · Council (LGA)

Language in Buloke

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

Just 3.3% of people in Buloke use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the most linguistically uniform regions in the state. While the variety of languages has risen slightly since 2011, English remains the dominant tongue.

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📍 Buloke, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 88.1% of residents, leaving only 0.4% who speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian figure. Other languages spoken in small numbers include Mandarin and Tagalog at 0.3% each.

People using another language at home

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3.3% ▲ +41.0%

Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +29.9%

Lower than 66% of council (lga) 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 Buloke, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 88.1% Mandarin 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Italian 0.1% Vietnamese 0.0%

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 Buloke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21270/buloke/topic/language