Chewton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Chewton

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English in Chewton compared to the rest of the state. Only 3% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home by 88.5% of residents. While no one in the area speaks little or no English, this 0% figure is well below the national average of 3.4%.

3.0% ▲ +37.0%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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 Chewton, 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 Chewton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20547/chewton/topic/language