Stanhope · Suburb / Locality

Language in Stanhope

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

A far lower proportion of people use a language other than English at home in Stanhope compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 2.9% of residents speak another language, which is a massive gap compared to the state figure of 27.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 92.9% of residents. While 0.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%, the area sits around the middle for its level when comparing the small number of people who use other languages at home.

2.9% ▲ +56.4%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 2.9%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Stanhope, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Stanhope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22350/stanhope/topic/language