Yarrawonga · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yarrawonga

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

English is the dominant language in Yarrawonga, where only 3.3% of people speak another language at home. This is far below the national figure and reflects a community with very little linguistic diversity.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 90.6% of residents speak only English, the 0.3% who speak little or no English is actually higher than in most similar areas. Other languages spoken here include small numbers of Punjabi, Italian, and Cantonese speakers.

3.3% ▲ +83.7%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.3% ▼ -8.4%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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.

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 Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22919/yarrawonga/topic/language