Mount Buller · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mount Buller

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

Much higher proportions of people use a language other than English at home in Mount Buller than in most similar areas. While only 9.6% of residents speak another language, this is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The area is sparsely populated and largely non-residential.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 51.1% of residents, though Mandarin and Italian are also spoken. About 2.7% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.

9.6% ▼ -38.8%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.7%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 9.6%

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

2.7% ▲ +31.4%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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 Mount Buller, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

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 Mount Buller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21778/mount-buller/topic/language