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Language in Smeaton

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

A huge gap exists between Smeaton and the rest of the country, with only 5.7% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a very linguistically uniform area.

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📍 Smeaton, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 88.6% of residents speak only English, the 5.7% who use another language is actually higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, the 1.2% who speak little or no English is well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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5.7% ▲ +126.9%

Higher than 63% 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% ▼ -29.3%

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 Smeaton, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 88.6% Greek 1.2%

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 Smeaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22293/smeaton/topic/language