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Language in Highlands

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

English is the only language heard in the homes of Highlands, where no residents reported using another language. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than both Victoria and the rest of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 83.4% of the population, and the 0.0% of people using another language at home is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Similarly, those who speak little or no English are well below the national average of 3.4%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Highlands, 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 Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21186/highlands/topic/language