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Yarragon · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yarragon

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

English is the dominant language in Yarragon, with only 3% of residents speaking another language at home. This is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%, marking the area as much less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Yarragon, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While most people speak only English, 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas. Other languages spoken in the community are rare, with Vietnamese, Italian, and Mandarin each accounting for 0.3% or less of households.

People using another language at home

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3.0% ▼ -11.5%

Lower than 54% 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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0.4% ▲ —

Higher than 66% 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 Yarragon, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

English only 93.0% Vietnamese 0.3% Italian 0.2% Mandarin 0.2%

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 Yarragon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22913/yarragon/topic/language