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Ballan · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ballan

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

English remains the dominant language in Ballan, where only 3.8% of residents speak another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, reflecting a community with very little linguistic diversity compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Ballan, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English, accounting for 92.2% of the population. While 0.4% of residents speak little or no English—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.8% ▼ -15.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +43.0%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Ballan, English only is the majority at 99%; Hindi is next at 0%.

English only 92.2% Hindi 0.3% Mandarin 0.3% Italian 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Greek 0.1%

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 Ballan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20108/ballan/topic/language