Franklinford · Suburb / Locality

Language in Franklinford

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

Very few residents in Franklinford have seen their home language patterns change since 2011, with English remaining the dominant tongue. While the proportion of people using another language at home is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Franklinford, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 90.1% of the population, and the 5.6% who use another language is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

5.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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 Franklinford, 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 Franklinford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20946/franklinford/topic/language