Viveash · Suburb / Locality

Language in Viveash

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

More people in Viveash now speak a language other than English at home than in previous years. While 15.7% of residents use another language, this is much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Viveash, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 79.6% of the area, followed by smaller numbers of Italian and Tagalog speakers. About 1.4% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas but a little below the national figure.

15.7% ▲ +80.7%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 15.7%

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

1.4% ▲ +263.9%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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 Viveash, English only is the majority at 95%; Italian is next at 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 Viveash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51494/viveash/topic/language