Barmah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Barmah

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

Language patterns in Barmah have remained very stable over the last decade. English is the primary tongue for the vast majority of the community, with very few residents speaking a different language at home.

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📍 Barmah, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 90.8% of residents, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6% for other languages. While 3.9% of people use a language other than English at home, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

3.9% ▲ —

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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 Barmah, 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 Barmah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20144/barmah/topic/language