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Woodend · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Woodend

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Woodend than in most similar areas. Only 4.7% of residents speak another language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Woodend, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 90.8% of the community. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.7% ▲ +6.8%

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▲ +111.6%

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Woodend, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 90.8% Italian 0.5% Greek 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Tagalog 0.0%

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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021031/woodend/topic/language