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North Wonthaggi · Suburb / Locality

Language in North Wonthaggi

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

English is the primary language for 89% of people in North Wonthaggi. While most residents speak only English, a small number of people use other languages at home, which is more common here than in most similar areas.

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📍 North Wonthaggi, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 6.2% of people use a language other than English at home, though this is still far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Those who speak little or no English make up 1.1% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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6.2% ▲ +35.2%

Higher than 66% 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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1.1% ▲ +9.6%

Higher than 77% 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 North Wonthaggi, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 89.0% Italian 0.5% Mandarin 0.3% Greek 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 North Wonthaggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21970/north-wonthaggi/topic/language