Trafalgar South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Trafalgar South

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

English is spoken by nearly 90% of people in Trafalgar South, making it a very linguistically uniform area. Only 6.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Trafalgar South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 6.2% of people use another language at home—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still much lower than the Victorian average. Most of these residents speak Italian, and no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

6.2% ▲ +35.7%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 6.2%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Trafalgar South, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 4%.

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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22567/trafalgar-south/topic/language