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Loddon · Council (LGA)

Language in Loddon

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Loddon compared to the rest of the state. Only 3.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.

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📍 Loddon, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.2% of the population. Very few people struggle with English here, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.1% ▲ +40.4%

Lower than 78% 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% ▲ +33.8%

Lower than 65% 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 Loddon, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 86.2% Tagalog 0.5% Italian 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Greek 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Loddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23940/loddon/topic/language