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Ruby · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ruby

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

Very little has changed in the way people speak in Ruby, where English remains the dominant language. Only 4.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average.

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📍 Ruby, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.5% of people here, while Italian is the most common other language at 1.6%. This means the area is far less linguistically diverse than Victoria, though it is noted that 0.0% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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4.3% —

Higher than 57% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Ruby, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 92.5% Italian 1.6%

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 Ruby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22210/ruby/topic/language