Argyle · Suburb / Locality

Language in Argyle

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

English remains the dominant language in Argyle, with very few residents speaking another tongue. Only 3.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This stability means the area has seen little change in its linguistic profile since 2011.

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📍 Argyle, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 79% of residents, and the 3.3% who use another language at home is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

3.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Argyle, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Argyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20065/argyle/topic/language