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Ararat Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Ararat Surrounds

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 1.8% of people in Ararat Surrounds use a language other than English at home. This makes the area one of the least linguistically diverse places in the region, a trend that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Ararat Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used by 90.8% of the population. Very few residents struggle with the language, with only 0.2% speaking little or no English, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.

People using another language at home

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1.8% ▼ -15.2%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -1.8%

Lower than 93% 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.

Language used at home

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In Ararat Surrounds, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 90.8% Mandarin 0.1% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011387/ararat-surrounds/topic/language