Terang · Suburb / Locality

Language in Terang

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

English is the primary language for 91.8% of people in Terang, making it a very linguistically uniform area. Only 2.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Terang, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few people here speak little or no English, at just 0.4%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.4% ▲ +81.5%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

0.4% ▲ +103.0%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Terang, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

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 Terang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22488/terang/topic/language