5.2% ▲ +54.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wendouree - Miners Rest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wendouree - Miners Rest
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise in the use of non-English languages has been seen in Wendouree - Miners Rest since 2011, though it remains a very English-speaking area. Only 5.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used at home by 88.9% of people, and the 5.2% who speak another language is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. This is consistent with the fact that very few people—just 0.7%—speak little or no English.
0.7% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
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 Wendouree - Miners Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011008/wendouree-miners-rest/topic/language