13.6% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Geelong · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Geelong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary tongue for 81.1% of people in Geelong. While the use of other languages at home has risen to 13.6% since 2011, this remains well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 13.6% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the Victorian average. Despite this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas, though it has barely changed since 2016.
1.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20302/geelong/topic/language