# Language — East Gippsland

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

Area: East Gippsland (Council (LGA))

English is the dominant tongue in East Gippsland, where only 4% of people use another language at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, making it a linguistically very uniform region. Most residents communicate exclusively in English in their daily lives.

About 88.4% of the population speaks only English at home, which is much higher than the national figure. While the use of other languages rose slightly to 4% since 2011, those who speak little or no English remain very few at 0.6%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| People using another language at home | 4.0% | +26.8% since 2011 |
| People who speak little or no English | 0.6% | +27.0% since 2016 |

**Language used at home** — English only 88.4%, Italian 0.4%, Mandarin 0.3%, Vietnamese 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2%, Punjabi 0.2%, Greek 0.1%, Arabic 0.1%, Cantonese 0.1%, Hindi 0.0%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22110/east-gippsland/topic/language