4.5% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wangaratta - Benalla · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Wangaratta - Benalla
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language used in daily life across Wangaratta - Benalla, where only 4.5% of people speak another language at home. This is far below the figures for both Victoria and Australia, and the proportion has barely changed in a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much lower than most areas. Consistent with this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is well below the Victorian average at just 0.5%.
0.5% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Wangaratta - Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20402/wangaratta-benalla/topic/language