Longford - Loch Sport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Longford - Loch Sport

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Longford - Loch Sport, where only 3.3% of people use another language at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and the trend has stayed steady over the last decade.

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📍 Longford - Loch Sport, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The vast majority of residents speak only English, at 90.2%. Very few people here speak little or no English, at just 0.2%, which is well below both the national and state figures.

3.3% ▲ +6.8%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.2% ▼ -47.5%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Longford - Loch Sport, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 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 Longford - Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051100/longford-loch-sport/topic/language