Long Forest · Suburb / Locality

Language in Long Forest

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

English is spoken by 93.9% of people in Long Forest, making it a place with very little linguistic diversity. Only 4.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Long Forest, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 4.7% use another language, a striking 0.0% of people speak little or no English. This is well below the Victorian and national figures, though it is higher than most similar areas.

4.7% ▲ +7.0%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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 Long Forest, 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 Long Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21533/long-forest/topic/language