Avonsleigh · Suburb / Locality

Language in Avonsleigh

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Avonsleigh compared to the rest of the country. Only 2% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Avonsleigh, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 93.4% of residents. This helps explain why the 0% of people who speak little or no English is well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

2.0% ▼ -47.1%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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 Avonsleigh, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian 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 Avonsleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20091/avonsleigh/topic/language