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South Purrumbete · Suburb / Locality

Language in South Purrumbete

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

English is the dominant language in South Purrumbete, where 90.3% of people speak only English at home. While this is far below the Victorian average, the area is still more linguistically diverse than most similar small areas.

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📍 South Purrumbete, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Greek being the most common second language at 6.5%. Despite this, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, a figure well below the national average.

People using another language at home

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7.3% ▲ +548.4%

Higher than 71% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Purrumbete, English only is the majority at 93%; Greek is next at 7%.

English only 90.3% Greek 6.5%

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 Purrumbete [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22312/south-purrumbete/topic/language