Tawonga · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tawonga

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

English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in Tawonga, with only 4% using another tongue at home. This is around the middle mark for similar areas, though it is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 90.8% of residents speak only English, 0.7% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, the proportion of people who struggle with English is still well below the Victorian average.

4.0% ▼ -15.0%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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

0.7% ▲ —

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Tawonga, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Tawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22470/tawonga/topic/language