Raymond Island · Suburb / Locality

Language in Raymond Island

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English on Raymond Island compared to the rest of the state. Only 3.6% of residents use another language at home, making it much less linguistically diverse than Victoria and Australia as a whole.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91.9% of residents. While 0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure, a small number of residents speak Punjabi.

3.6% ▼ -41.8%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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 Raymond Island, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi 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 Raymond Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22145/raymond-island/topic/language