Yapeen · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yapeen

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English in Yapeen compared to the wider state or nation. While about 4.8% of residents speak another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the local population.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 88.6% of residents. Only 4.8% use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%, and no one in the area speaks little or no English.

4.8% ▲ +85.8%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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 Yapeen, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Yapeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22907/yapeen/topic/language