Elingamite North · Suburb / Locality

Language in Elingamite North

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Elingamite North compared to the rest of the country. While 5.1% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only a tiny minority of the population uses a language other than English.

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📍 Elingamite North, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.3% of residents, while Tagalog is spoken by 5.1%. This means the proportion of people using another language is far below the Victorian average, and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

5.1%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.1%

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 Elingamite North, English only is the majority at 94%; Tagalog is next at 6%.

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 Elingamite North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20855/elingamite-north/topic/language