Trafalgar · Suburb / Locality

Language in Trafalgar

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Trafalgar, where only 4.4% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%, making the area much less linguistically diverse than the state or national average.

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📍 Trafalgar, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 90.2% of residents speak only English. While those who speak little or no English make up just 0.8% of the population, this is actually much higher than in most similar areas.

4.4% ▲ +22.9%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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

0.8% ▲ +90.5%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Trafalgar, English only is the majority at 98%; 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 Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22565/trafalgar/topic/language