8.7% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Swan Hill Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Swan Hill Surrounds
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Swan Hill Surrounds compared to most similar areas. While 81.7% of residents use only English at home, the number of people using other languages has risen to 8.7% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using a language other than English is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. However, the number of people who speak little or no English has risen to 2.5% since 2016, which is higher than in most similar areas.
2.5% ▲ +184.9%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Swan Hill Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031405/swan-hill-surrounds/topic/language