Avoca · Suburb / Locality

Language in Avoca

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

About the same as most similar areas, Avoca is a place where English is the dominant language. Only 3.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Avoca, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 91.9% of the population. While very few people use other languages, 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas.

3.6% ▲ +21.8%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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

0.7% ▲ +18.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Avoca, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30107/avoca/topic/language