6.2% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Upwey - Tecoma · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Upwey - Tecoma
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Upwey - Tecoma compared to the rest of the state. Only 6.2% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 91.3% of residents, and the proportion of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.4%. While the number of people using other languages at home rose slightly since 2011, the area remains far below the national average.
0.4% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Upwey - Tecoma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051284/upwey-tecoma/topic/language