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Language in Smiths Beach

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

Much more of the population speaks a second language than in most similar areas, though Smiths Beach remains far less diverse than the rest of Victoria. While 8.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, the vast majority of the community speaks only English.

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📍 Smiths Beach, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.6% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than in similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. English is the main language for 87.9% of residents, while Greek is the most common second language at 1.9%.

People using another language at home

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8.6% ▲ +95.4%

Higher than 73% 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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1.3% ▲ —

Higher than 79% 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 Smiths Beach, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 2%.

English only 87.9% Greek 1.9%

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 Smiths Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22294/smiths-beach/topic/language