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Neerim · Suburb / Locality

Language in Neerim

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

English is the dominant language in Neerim, where 82.1% of people speak only this language at home. While more people here use a second language than in most similar areas, the overall proportion remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Neerim, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the 22.3% national average. Italian is the most common second language at 2.8%, and notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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6.4% ▲ +48.1%

Higher than 67% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Neerim, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 3%.

English only 82.1% Italian 2.8%

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 Neerim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21907/neerim/topic/language