Queenscliff · Suburb / Locality

Language in Queenscliff

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

English remains the dominant language in Queenscliff, where only 4% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a linguistically uniform area compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Queenscliff, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 91.9% of residents, and notably, not a single person in the area reported speaking little or no English. This is well below the 3.4% national figure, reflecting a population with very high English proficiency.

4.0% ▲ +51.7%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 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 Queenscliff, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 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 Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22135/queenscliff/topic/language