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Ravenswood · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ravenswood

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

English is the primary language for 92.3% of people in Ravenswood. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 Ravenswood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While 0.7% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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3.6% ▲ +22.8%

Higher than 51% 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% ▼ -1.6%

Higher than 72% 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 Ravenswood, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 92.3% Mandarin 0.9% Vietnamese 0.9% Greek 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 Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22142/ravenswood/topic/language