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Macedon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Macedon

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Macedon compared to the rest of the state. Only 3.9% of residents speak another language, which is a gap of 24 percentage points below the Victorian average. This high level of English usage has remained steady for over a decade.

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📍 Macedon, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.3% of residents, while very few people, just 0.3%, speak little or no English. This is well below the national figure of 3.4%, with the most common other languages being Greek and Italian.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 84% 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% ▲ +115.9%

Lower than 88% 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 Macedon, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 90.3% Greek 0.6% Italian 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 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 Macedon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021233/macedon/topic/language