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Language in Springfield

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Springfield than in the rest of the state. Only 2.6% of residents use another language at home, which is a huge gap compared to the 27.6% figure for Victoria.

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📍 Springfield, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 89.6% of the area, with Italian being the next most common at 1.6%. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English—which is well below the national figure—this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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2.6% —

Lower than 57% 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 Springfield, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 89.6% Italian 1.6%

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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22325/springfield/topic/language