3.6% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Language in Elphinstone
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the primary language spoken in Elphinstone, with only 3.6% of people using another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and the Victorian average of 27.6%. The area has stayed very consistent in its language patterns since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Almost 90% of residents speak only English, and no one in the area reports speaking little or no English. While this lack of English proficiency is well below the national figure, it is actually higher than in most similar areas.
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.
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 Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20863/elphinstone/topic/language