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Yea · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yea

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

English has remained the dominant language in Yea since 2011, with very few residents using other tongues at home. Only 3% of people speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Yea, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used by 89.6% of the community, meaning Yea has a much lower rate of non-English speakers than Victoria. Despite this, it is higher than most similar areas for the 0% of people who speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.0% ▼ -24.8%

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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

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 Yea, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 89.6% Italian 0.7% Mandarin 0.5% Greek 0.2% Cantonese 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 Yea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22924/yea/topic/language