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Language in Towong

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

A small rise in the use of non-English languages has occurred in Towong since 2011. While the proportion of people speaking other languages at home grew to 2.8%, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Towong, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This is reflected in the fact that 88.6% speak only English, and the 0.2% who speak little or no English is well below the national average.

People using another language at home

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2.8% ▲ +53.4%

Lower than 81% 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% ▲ +15.4%

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 Towong, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 88.6% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Cantonese 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 Towong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26670/towong/topic/language