Piangil · Suburb / Locality

Language in Piangil

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

Far more people in Piangil use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 13.5% of residents speak another language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Piangil, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 82.2% of people, with Italian being the next most common at 2.6%. About 2.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the Victorian average.

13.5% ▲ +49.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

2.6% ▲ +125.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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 Piangil, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian 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 Piangil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22065/piangil/topic/language