Yarriambiack · Council (LGA)

Language in Yarriambiack

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

Only 2.9% of people in Yarriambiack use a language other than English at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, marking the area as one of the least linguistically diverse in the region.

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📍 Yarriambiack, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost 90% of residents speak only English, which is much lower than most other areas. Consequently, the 0.4% of people who speak little or no English is well below the national figure.

2.9% ▲ +30.4%

Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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

0.4% ▲ +1.8%

Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Yarriambiack, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 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 Yarriambiack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27630/yarriambiack/topic/language