6.9% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Koo Wee Rup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Koo Wee Rup
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 Koo Wee Rup compared to the rest of the state. Only 6.9% of residents speak another language, which is 21 points below the Victorian figure. Most of the community relies on English as their primary way of communicating.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 87.8% of residents, and only 1.0% of people speak little or no English. This is well below the 4.4% seen across Victoria. Other languages spoken in the area include Italian, Punjabi, Greek and Arabic.
1.0% —
Lower than 57% 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.
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 Koo Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011548/koo-wee-rup/topic/language