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.
Longford - Loch Sport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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