11.0% ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Shepparton · Region (SA4)
Language in Shepparton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 81.6% of people in Shepparton. While the number of people using other languages at home has risen to 11%, this is still far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Punjabi, Italian, and Arabic being the most common alternatives. This is much lower than the national figure, and only 2.2% of the population speaks little or no English.
2.2% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
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 Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/216/shepparton/topic/language