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Orbost · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Orbost

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

Very few people in Orbost use a language other than English at home, placing the area well below most similar regions. Only 3.1% of residents speak another language, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Orbost, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 86.5% of people. Just 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4% and the Victorian figure of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.1% ▲ +15.8%

Lower than 89% 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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0.3% ▲ +62.2%

Lower than 85% 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 Orbost, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 86.5% Italian 0.4% Tagalog 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Greek 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021085/orbost/topic/language