7.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Shepparton Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Shepparton Surrounds - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 83.3% of people in Shepparton Surrounds - West. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state, with very few residents using a foreign language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 7.2% of people here use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While Italian is the most common second language at 2.2%, very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.3% saying they speak little or no English.
1.3% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Shepparton Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031419/shepparton-surrounds-west/topic/language