Longwarry · Suburb / Locality

Language in Longwarry

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

English is the main language spoken in Longwarry, with 87.7% of residents using it as their only language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.4% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Despite this, the 0.4% who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas.

4.4% ▲ +51.5%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 4.4%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.4% ▼ -26.0%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Longwarry, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 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 Longwarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21538/longwarry/topic/language