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Elgin · Suburb / Locality

Language in Elgin

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

English is the only language spoken at home by 92.5% of people in Elgin. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state or the nation.

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📍 Elgin, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

No one in Elgin uses another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Similarly, there are no residents who speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% 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 Elgin, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 92.5%

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 Elgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50480/elgin/topic/language