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Yarroweyah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yarroweyah

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

Only 3.1% of people in Yarroweyah use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a community where English is the overwhelmingly dominant language.

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📍 Yarroweyah, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86% of the population, which is much lower than the 27.6% seen across Victoria. This high level of English use is reflected in the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.1% ▼ -29.2%

Lower than 53% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Yarroweyah, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 86.0% Italian 0.5%

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 Yarroweyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22921/yarroweyah/topic/language