Jack River · Suburb / Locality

Language in Jack River

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

Just 3.1% of people in Jack River use a language other than English at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, making it a place where English is the overwhelmingly dominant language.

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📍 Jack River, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 93.2% of residents, while Greek is the only other language present at 3.7%. While no one here speaks little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.1% ▼ -21.6%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 3.1%

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 Jack River, English only is the majority at 96%; Greek is next at 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 Jack River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21249/jack-river/topic/language