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Derwent Valley · Council (LGA)

Language in Derwent Valley

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Derwent Valley compared to most other areas. Only 2.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area one of the most linguistically uniform in the region.

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📍 Derwent Valley, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 91.4% of the community. While the use of other languages rose by 1.0 percentage points since 2011, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.2%, a figure that is well below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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2.3% ▲ +74.6%

Lower than 88% 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% ▼ -12.6%

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 Derwent Valley, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 91.4% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Greek 0.1% Tagalog 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 Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61510/derwent-valley/topic/language