Byrneside · Suburb / Locality

Language in Byrneside

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

English is the primary language for 89.4% of people in Byrneside. This is a very linguistically uniform area, with a far lower share of people using another language at home than the national figure.

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📍 Byrneside, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.9% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. While no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, Italian is the most common non-English language spoken here.

1.9% ▼ -73.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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 Byrneside, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 Byrneside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20436/byrneside/topic/language