6.2% ▲ +108.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ararat · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ararat
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
The number of people using a language other than English at home in Ararat has more than doubled since 2011. While 6.2% of residents now speak a second language, this is still far below the Victorian and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 79.9% of residents, which helps explain why only 1.0% of people here speak little or no English. Other languages spoken in the area include Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog and Hindi.
1.0% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011386/ararat/topic/language