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Cape Schanck · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cape Schanck

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

Very few residents in Cape Schanck have shifted their language use since 2011, as the area remains overwhelmingly English-speaking. Only 2.6% of people here use a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Cape Schanck, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 88.9% of the community, and the proportion of people using other languages is far below the national figure. While some residents speak Cantonese or Italian, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.6% ▲ +6.3%

Lower than 57% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Cape Schanck, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 88.9% Cantonese 0.5% Italian 0.5%

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 Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20474/cape-schanck/topic/language