7.1% ▲ +366.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
California Gully - Eaglehawk · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in California Gully - Eaglehawk
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in California Gully - Eaglehawk, where 87.2% of people use it as their only language at home. While the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the state or national averages, the proportion of people using another language has risen notably over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 7.1% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. However, those who speak little or no English now make up 2.0% of the population, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.
2.0% ▲ +157.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 California Gully - Eaglehawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011019/california-gully-eaglehawk/topic/language