3.7% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Somerville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Somerville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive gap exists between Somerville and the rest of the state, with only 3.7% of residents using a language other than English at home. This is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. The community is overwhelmingly English-speaking and this has remained steady for years.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken at home for 92.3% of people. Only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.
0.3% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021385/somerville/topic/language