Moira · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Moira

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

Only 3% of people in Moira use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the region far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Moira, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.6% of residents. Very few people speak little or no English (0.5%), which is well below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.

3.0% ▲ +28.2%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.5% ▲ +17.5%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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.

Language used at home

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In Moira, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

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 Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021412/moira/topic/language