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Devon Meadows · Suburb / Locality

Language in Devon Meadows

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

Nearly 80% of people in Devon Meadows speak only English at home. While this is the most common language, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages than most similar places.

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📍 Devon Meadows, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 12.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This includes small groups speaking Greek, Mandarin and Italian, with 2.5% of the population speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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12.2% ▲ +0.8%

Higher than 79% 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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2.5% ▲ +72.4%

Higher than 87% 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 Devon Meadows, English only is the majority at 94%; Greek is next at 2%.

English only 79.6% Greek 1.9% Mandarin 1.0% Italian 1.0% Arabic 0.5% Punjabi 0.3% Cantonese 0.2%

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 Devon Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20748/devon-meadows/topic/language