20.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Howqua · Suburb / Locality
Language in Howqua
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in Howqua has shifted over the last decade, with more people now speaking a language other than English at home. Roughly one in five residents use another language, though the area remains more English-dominant than the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 20.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While English is the main language for 72.8% of residents, 12.7% speak Mandarin, and 2.5% speak little or no English.
2.5% ▲ —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
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 Howqua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21211/howqua/topic/language