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Pyrenees · Council (LGA)

Language in Pyrenees

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Pyrenees than in most similar areas. Only 2.2% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Pyrenees, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 85.5% of the population, while just 0.2% of people speak little or no English. This is well below the national figure of 3.4% and the Victorian rate of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.2% ▲ +10.8%

Lower than 89% 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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0.2% ▼ -32.6%

Lower than 80% 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 Pyrenees, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 85.5% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Greek 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 Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25990/pyrenees/topic/language