Chiltern · Suburb / Locality

Language in Chiltern

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

English is the primary language for 93% of people in Chiltern. This is a very homogenous area where far fewer people use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Chiltern, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This high level of English use is reflected in the fact that 0.0% of the population speaks little or no English.

1.7% ▼ -12.4%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 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 Chiltern, English only is the majority at 100%; Tagalog 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 Chiltern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20551/chiltern/topic/language