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St Arnaud · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in St Arnaud

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

Few other similar areas have such a small number of non-English speakers as St Arnaud. English is the primary language for 90.3% of residents, making the town far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state. This pattern has remained steady for over a decade.

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📍 St Arnaud, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This is consistent with the fact that very few residents—just 0.2%—speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.4% ▲ +0.2%

Lower than 95% 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% ▼ -44.5%

Lower than 89% 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 St Arnaud, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 90.3% Tagalog 0.3% Vietnamese 0.3% Greek 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Italian 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 St Arnaud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011391/st-arnaud/topic/language