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Officer South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Officer South

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

Much higher language diversity than most similar areas defines Officer South, where over a quarter of the population speaks a language other than English at home. While this is a little below the Victorian figure, it is well above the national average.

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📍 Officer South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 70.4% of residents, though 25.7% use another tongue, with Punjabi being the most common at 5.2%. Only 1.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas but still a little below the state and national averages.

People using another language at home

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25.7% —

Higher than 89% 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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1.8% ▲ —

Higher than 84% 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 Officer South, English only is the majority at 88%; Punjabi is next at 6%.

English only 70.4% Punjabi 5.2% Italian 1.2% Hindi 0.8% Arabic 0.7% Tagalog 0.7% Mandarin 0.6% Vietnamese 0.3%

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 Officer South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22007/officer-south/topic/language