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Language in Great Western

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Great Western compared to the rest of the state. Only 4% of residents speak a second language, which is 24 points below the Victorian average.

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📍 Great Western, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home by 89.4% of residents. While it is rare for people here to use another language, 0% of the population speak little or no English, a figure well below the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.0% ▲ +4.0%

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 Great Western, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 89.4%

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 Great Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21098/great-western/topic/language