Camperdown · Suburb / Locality

Language in Camperdown

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Camperdown compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.5% of residents use another language at home, which is 25 percentage points below the Victorian average.

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📍 Camperdown, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.6% of the population. While 0.2% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas, despite being well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.5% ▲ +66.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

0.2% ▲ —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Camperdown, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Camperdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20460/camperdown/topic/language