Avoca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Avoca

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

Among the lowest in the region for linguistic variety, Avoca is a place where almost everyone speaks English. Just 2.2% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Avoca, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.6% of the population, leaving Avoca far below the Victorian average of 27.6% for non-English speakers. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.1%.

2.2% ▼ -11.2%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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

0.1% ▼ -48.1%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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 Avoca, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian is next at 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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031013/avoca/topic/language