Newmerella · Suburb / Locality

Language in Newmerella

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

Just 3.4% of people in Newmerella use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and reflects a community where English is the dominant tongue.

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📍 Newmerella, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 87.2% of the population. While this is far below the Victorian average of 27.6% for other languages, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English.

3.4% ▲ +65.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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 Newmerella, 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 Newmerella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21933/newmerella/topic/language