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Language in Loch

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

Language patterns in Loch have remained very steady over the last decade, with English continuing to be the primary tongue. Only 2.5% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Loch, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 91.9% of the community, while Mandarin and Vietnamese are the only other languages mentioned. This makes the area's use of other languages far below the Victorian average, and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.5% ▲ +22.7%

Lower than 57% 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 Loch, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 91.9% Mandarin 0.6% Vietnamese 0.4%

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 Loch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21523/loch/topic/language