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Benambra (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate

Language in Benambra (Northern Victoria)

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

Just 5.3% of people in Benambra use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where English is the overwhelming primary language, a trend that has barely changed in recent years.

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📍 Benambra (Northern Victoria), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 88.9% of the population, leaving Benambra with a much lower rate of other languages than most areas. Only 0.8% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Victorian average.

People using another language at home

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5.3% —

Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.8% ▲ +50.1%

Lower than 70% of state electorate 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 Benambra (Northern Victoria), English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

English only 88.9% Vietnamese 0.3% Punjabi 0.3% Mandarin 0.3% Italian 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Greek 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Benambra (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20604/benambra/topic/language