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Lake Wendouree · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lake Wendouree

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Lake Wendouree compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Lake Wendouree, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the main language for 89.7% of residents, 5.1% use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas. Very few people here struggle with English, as only 0.5% speak little or no English, a figure well below the Victorian average.

People using another language at home

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5.1% ▲ +13.2%

Higher than 61% 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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0.5% ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 69% 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 Lake Wendouree, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 89.7% Mandarin 0.8% Vietnamese 0.6% Punjabi 0.5% Cantonese 0.3% Italian 0.3% Arabic 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Lake Wendouree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21447/lake-wendouree/topic/language