3.3% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Yarra Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Yarra Valley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 3.3% of people in Yarra Valley use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than most Australian areas. This figure is far below both the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 89.9% of residents, while very few people speak little or no English (0.3%). This is well below the national figure of 3.4% and is much lower than most other areas.
0.3% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Yarra Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051286/yarra-valley/topic/language