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Selby · Suburb / Locality

Language in Selby

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

English is the primary language for 90.8% of people in Selby. While this is far below the national figure, the area has a slightly higher proportion of people speaking other languages at home than most similar areas.

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📍 Selby, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. Those who speak little or no English make up just 0.2% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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5.4% ▲ +9.7%

Higher than 62% 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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0.2% ▼ -39.0%

Higher than 62% 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 Selby, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

English only 90.8% Cantonese 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Italian 0.2%

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 Selby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22258/selby/topic/language