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Language in Forrest

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

Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Forrest (Vic.) is a place where English is the dominant language. Only 3.9% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Forrest, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 82.1% of people speak only English, about 1.6% use Arabic at home. Despite this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +53.7%

Higher than 54% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Forrest, English only is the majority at 98%; Arabic is next at 2%.

English only 82.1% Arabic 1.6%

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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20939/forrest/topic/language