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Language in South Geelong

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

More people speak a language other than English in South Geelong than in most similar areas, though 85.1% of residents still use only English at home. While this is higher than nearby suburbs, it remains far below the Victorian and national figures.

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📍 South Geelong, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.5% of residents use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but far below the 27.6% seen across Victoria. This is reflected in the small numbers of Greek, Vietnamese, Hindi and Italian speakers, and only 1.1% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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9.5% ▼ -5.4%

Higher than 75% 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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1.1% ▲ +34.7%

Higher than 77% 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 South Geelong, English only is the majority at 95%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 85.1% Greek 1.1% Vietnamese 0.9% Hindi 0.9% Italian 0.7% Mandarin 0.6% Cantonese 0.3%

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 South Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22308/south-geelong/topic/language