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Buffalo River · Suburb / Locality

Language in Buffalo River

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

English is the main language for 83.2% of people in Buffalo River. While the area has a higher share of people using other languages at home than most similar places, it remains far below the Victorian and national figures.

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📍 Buffalo River, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.0% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Italian being the most common second language at 4.6%. Only 1.1% of the population speaks little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas but still well below the state average.

People using another language at home

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7.0% ▼ -29.1%

Higher than 69% 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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1.1% ▼ -10.5%

Higher than 76% 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 Buffalo River, English only is the majority at 95%; Italian is next at 5%.

English only 83.2% Italian 4.6%

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 Buffalo River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20376/buffalo-river/topic/language