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Metung · Suburb / Locality

Language in Metung

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

Roughly middle-of-the-road for similar areas, Metung is a place where very few people use a language other than English at home. Only 2.9% of residents speak another language, which is far below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Metung, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91.5% of the population. While 0.2% of people speak little or no English—a figure higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the state and national averages.

People using another language at home

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2.9% ▲ +17.8%

Lower than 54% 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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0.2% ▲ —

Higher than 62% 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 Metung, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

English only 91.5% Greek 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3% Italian 0.3% Arabic 0.2%

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 Metung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21673/metung/topic/language