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Orbost · Suburb / Locality

Language in Orbost

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

Roughly the same as similar areas, Orbost is a place where very few people speak a language other than English at home. Only 3% of residents use another language, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Orbost, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.3% of people. While 0.5% of residents speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the Victorian average.

People using another language at home

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3.0% ▲ +22.5%

Lower than 53% 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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0.5% ▲ —

Higher than 70% 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 Orbost, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 86.3% Mandarin 0.5% Italian 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3% Tagalog 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 Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22014/orbost/topic/language