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Port Campbell · Suburb / Locality

Language in Port Campbell

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

More people speak a language other than English in Port Campbell than in most similar areas, though it remains far less diverse than the state. Just 5.9% of residents use another language at home, with English remaining the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the community.

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📍 Port Campbell, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 90.2% of the population, and the 5.9% who speak another language at home is much lower than the 22.3% national figure. Only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than in similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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5.9% ▲ +35.3%

Higher than 64% 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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0.7% ▲ —

Higher than 73% 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 Port Campbell, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 90.2% Mandarin 0.9%

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 Port Campbell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22104/port-campbell/topic/language