4.0% ▲ +68.4%
Lower than 98% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Warrnambool and South West · Region (SA4)
Language in Warrnambool and South West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Warrnambool and South West compared to the rest of the country. Only 4% of residents speak another language, which is much lower than the 27.6% seen across Victoria.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 89.7% of the area. While the use of other languages rose slightly to 4% since 2011, the proportion of people who speak little or no English remains very low at 0.6%.
0.6% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Warrnambool and South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/217/warrnambool-and-south-west/topic/language