Shady Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Shady Creek

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

Only 1.6% of people in Shady Creek use a language other than English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria or Australia. English is the primary language for the vast majority of the population.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 91.4% of residents speak only English, and the proportion of people using another language is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, this is still considered higher than in most similar areas.

1.6% ▼ -58.6%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 1.6%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Shady Creek, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Shady Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22266/shady-creek/topic/language