Tresco · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tresco

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

English remains the primary language spoken in Tresco, though the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar small localities. While 78.4% of residents speak only English, a small number of people use languages such as Mandarin and Italian at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This diversity is reflected in the 1.9% who speak little or no English, a figure that is also much higher than in similar areas.

9.9% ▼ -21.4%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 9.9%

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

1.9% ▲ +29.0%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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 Tresco, English only is the majority at 93%; Mandarin 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 Tresco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22579/tresco/topic/language