Fawcett · Suburb / Locality

Language in Fawcett

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

Language use in Fawcett has remained very stable over the last decade, with English staying the dominant tongue. Nearly 99% of the community speaks only English at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the state or national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Despite this, the area is higher than most similar areas for people who speak little or no English, though this remains at 0.0%.

3.7%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 3.7%

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 Fawcett, 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 Fawcett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20908/fawcett/topic/language