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Somerville · Suburb / Locality

Language in Somerville

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Somerville compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.7% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Somerville, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 92.1% of residents. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas, this remains well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.7% ▲ +30.3%

Higher than 52% 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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0.3% ▼ -29.8%

Higher than 64% 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 Somerville, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 92.1% Italian 0.4% Mandarin 0.2% Greek 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22305/somerville/topic/language