Glenelg - Southern Grampians · Sub-region (SA3)

Language in Glenelg - Southern Grampians

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

English is the dominant language for 90.6% of people in Glenelg - Southern Grampians. This area has one of the lowest rates of home languages other than English in the region, with only 3.0% of residents using another language at home.

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📍 Glenelg - Southern Grampians, Sub-region (SA3)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.0% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% and has barely changed since 2011. Similarly, the 0.2% who speak little or no English is well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

3.0% ▲ +34.2%

Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.2% ▼ -9.4%

Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Glenelg - Southern Grampians, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 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 Glenelg - Southern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21701/glenelg-southern-grampians/topic/language