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Central Highlands - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Central Highlands - East

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Central Highlands - East than in most similar areas. Only 3.8% of the population uses another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area one of the most linguistically uniform in the region.

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📍 Central Highlands - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 83% of residents, and only 0.3% of people speak little or no English. This is well below the Australian average of 3.4%, though the proportion of people using another language at home rose slightly to 3.8% since 2011.

People using another language at home

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3.8% ▲ +55.4%

Lower than 84% 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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0.3% ▼ -21.9%

Lower than 85% 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 Central Highlands - East, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 83.0% Tagalog 0.5% Punjabi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Mandarin 0.0%

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 Central Highlands - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308011190/central-highlands-east/topic/language