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Nar Nar Goon · Suburb / Locality

Language in Nar Nar Goon

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Nar Nar Goon, spoken by 87.8% of residents. While more people use a second language here than in most similar areas, the overall figure remains far below the national average.

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📍 Nar Nar Goon, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the 22.3% national figure. This includes small numbers of Punjabi, Italian and Mandarin speakers, while the 0.8% who speak little or no English is well below the Victorian average.

People using another language at home

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5.6% ▲ +44.7%

Higher than 63% 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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0.8% ▲ +163.8%

Higher than 74% 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 Nar Nar Goon, English only is the majority at 97%; Punjabi is next at 2%.

English only 87.8% Punjabi 1.6% Italian 0.6% Mandarin 0.5%

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 Nar Nar Goon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21878/nar-nar-goon/topic/language