Victoria Plains · Council (LGA)

Language in Victoria Plains

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

English is the overwhelming primary language for daily life in Victoria Plains. Only 3.2% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.

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📍 Victoria Plains, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few people here speak little or no English, at just 0.4%, which is well below the national figure. English is used by 84.7% of the population, while Tagalog is the only other language with a small presence at 1.2%.

3.2% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

0.4% ▼ -31.9%

Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 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 Victoria Plains, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 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 Victoria Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58540/victoria-plains/topic/language