Clunes · Suburb / Locality

Language in Clunes

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

Only 5.1% of people in Clunes speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has remained very low over time. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it is far below the national average.

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📍 Clunes, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents use English only, which is 87.2% of the population. No one in the area reports speaking little or no English, a result well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

5.1% ▲ +33.6%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 5.1%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Clunes, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10938/clunes/topic/language