3.8% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Geeveston · Suburb / Locality
Language in Geeveston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Very few residents in Geeveston speak a language other than English at home, a trend that has remained steady over the last decade. Only 3.8% of the population uses another language, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 88.9% of people. While the 0.3% who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, this is still well below the Australian average.
0.3% ▲ —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
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 Geeveston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60223/geeveston/topic/language