Kilmore - Broadford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Kilmore - Broadford

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

A small rise in the use of non-English languages has been seen in Kilmore - Broadford since 2011. While English remains the dominant tongue, the proportion of people using another language at home grew by 1.8 percentage points to reach 6.1%. Overall, the area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state.

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📍 Kilmore - Broadford, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Most people speak only English (88.3%), and the proportion who speak little or no English is very low at 0.6%.

6.1% ▲ +41.4%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 6.1%

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

0.6% ▼ -7.8%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Kilmore - Broadford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011056/kilmore-broadford/topic/language