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Language in Latrobe

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Latrobe, where only 3.4% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, meaning the area is much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Latrobe, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The 91.4% who speak only English is a much higher proportion than in most areas. While the number of people using another language at home rose slightly since 2011, only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.4% ▲ +74.7%

Lower than 73% 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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0.4% ▲ +32.1%

Lower than 65% 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 Latrobe, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 91.4% Mandarin 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Greek 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Cantonese 0.0% Tagalog 0.0% Italian 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 Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63810/latrobe/topic/language