Pennyroyal · Suburb / Locality

Language in Pennyroyal

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Pennyroyal, where very few residents use a different language at home. While the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar small places, it remains far less diverse than the state and national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.5% of people speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. English is used by 86.4% of the population, and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

5.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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 Pennyroyal, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 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 Pennyroyal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22055/pennyroyal/topic/language