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Woodend · Suburb / Locality

Language in Woodend

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

English is the primary language for 91% of people in Woodend, making it much less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages. While far fewer people use another language here compared to the rest of Victoria, the local rate is still higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Woodend, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Similarly, the 0.5% who speak little or no English is well below the state average, though this is still higher than in many similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.8% ▲ +5.3%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▲ +219.1%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Woodend, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 91.0% Italian 0.4% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Tagalog 0.0%

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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22833/woodend/topic/language