3.8% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Castlemaine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Castlemaine
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Castlemaine, where only 3.8% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, meaning there is very little linguistic variety in daily life compared to most Australian areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using a language other than English rose slightly to 3.8% since 2011, but remains much lower than most areas. Very few residents struggle with the language, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the 3.4% national average.
0.4% ▼ -48.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021027/castlemaine/topic/language