8.8% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Newtown
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Newtown than in the rest of the state. Only 8.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. English is the dominant language here, though the proportion of people using other languages rose slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 87.9% of the population, and the 8.8% who use another language at home is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that very few people—just 0.7%—speak little or no English, a figure well below the state average.
0.7% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021046/newtown/topic/language