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Language in Port Fairy

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Port Fairy compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the dominant language spoken across the town.

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📍 Port Fairy, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

With 91.4% of people speaking only English, the use of other languages is much lower than in most areas. Only 0.1% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages.

People using another language at home

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2.1% ▲ +22.4%

Lower than 60% 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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0.1% ▲ +19.0%

Higher than 60% 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 Fairy, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 91.4% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Greek 0.2% Italian 0.1%

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 Fairy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22105/port-fairy/topic/language