6.2% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Daylesford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Daylesford
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Daylesford compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 6.2% of residents speak another language, which is 21 percentage points below the state average. This reflects a community where English is the dominant tongue for the vast majority of people.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86% of residents, and the 6.2% who speak another language at home has barely changed since 2011. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.5% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the Victorian average.
0.5% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Daylesford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021011/daylesford/topic/language