9.2% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Newcomb · Suburb / Locality
Language in Newcomb
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 84.3% of people in Newcomb. While this is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Only 1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Victorian average.
1.0% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
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 Newcomb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21925/newcomb/topic/language