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Glen Forbes · Suburb / Locality

Language in Glen Forbes

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

English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in Glen Forbes, where only 3.4% of residents use another language at home. This is a far lower proportion than the 22.3% national figure, making it an area where English is much more dominant than in most of Australia.

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📍 Glen Forbes, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 85.6% of residents, and while 3.4% use another language, no one in the area speaks little or no English. Small numbers of people speak Italian (2.5%), which is consistent with the local trend of very low non-English language use compared to Victoria's 27.6%.

People using another language at home

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3.4% —

Lower than 51% 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 Glen Forbes, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 3%.

English only 85.6% Italian 2.5%

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 Glen Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21008/glen-forbes/topic/language