Yielima · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yielima

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

English remains the dominant language in Yielima, where 88.2% of people speak it exclusively at home. This small community is far less linguistically diverse than the Victorian and national averages, though it has a slightly higher proportion of people using another language at home than most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 7.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, this is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This trend is reflected in the English proficiency of the area, where 0.0% of people speak little or no English.

7.5%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 7.5%

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 Yielima, 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 Yielima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22933/yielima/topic/language