7.4% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Traralgon - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Traralgon - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant language in Traralgon - West, where only 7.4% of people speak another tongue at home. This is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6% and much lower than most similar areas. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, with very few residents needing language support.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
A huge 87.4% of people speak only English, which helps explain why the 0.8% who speak little or no English is well below the state average of 4.4%. Other languages spoken in small numbers include Italian, Greek, Mandarin and Punjabi.
0.8% —
Lower than 65% 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.
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 Traralgon - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041494/traralgon-west/topic/language