3.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Barwon - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Barwon - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 3.0% of people in Barwon - West use a language other than English at home, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas at this level. English is the overwhelming primary language for daily life here, a trend that has remained steady since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.3%, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures. English is used by 91.8% of the population, while other languages like Italian, Greek, Vietnamese and Arabic are each spoken by 0.1% to 0.2%.
0.3% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Barwon - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20301/barwon-west/topic/language