Freeburgh · Suburb / Locality

Language in Freeburgh

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

More people speak a language other than English in Freeburgh than in most similar areas, though the overall total remains very low. While 86% of residents speak only English, a small number of households use languages like Greek and Italian.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.1% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Despite this, the 2.2% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

5.1% ▼ -25.6%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 5.1%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

2.2% ▲ —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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 Freeburgh, English only is the majority at 92%; Greek is next at 5%.

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 Freeburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20951/freeburgh/topic/language