6.8% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Otway · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Otway
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Very little has changed in the way people speak in Otway over the last few years. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the population, with only 6.8% of residents using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This trend has barely changed since 2016, and just 0.4% of residents speak little or no English.
0.4% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Otway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031476/otway/topic/language