Neerim East · Suburb / Locality

Language in Neerim East

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

English is the dominant own-language spoken in Neerim East, where only 2% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area with very little linguistic diversity compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Neerim East, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 83.2% of residents speak only English, which is much lower than the 27.6% seen across Victoria. Despite this, 0% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

2.0% ▲ +76.9%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 East, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21908/neerim-east/topic/language