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Language in Sailors Gully

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

A far lower proportion of people use a language other than English at home in Sailors Gully compared to the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians speak another language, that figure is just 5.0% here, making it a very English-speaking area.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language for 91.3% of residents. Although the 1.2% of people who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +216.2%

Higher 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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1.2% ▲ —

Higher than 78% 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 Sailors Gully, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 91.3% Italian 0.8% Greek 0.4%

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 Sailors Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22224/sailors-gully/topic/language