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South Barwon (Western Victoria) · State Electorate

Language in South Barwon (Western Victoria)

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in South Barwon than in most similar areas. Only 10.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.

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📍 South Barwon (Western Victoria), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While the share of people using another language at home rose 2.0 percentage points since 2016, South Barwon remains well below the national figure. English is spoken by 86.1% of residents, and very few people struggle with English, with just 0.8% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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10.1% —

Lower than 62% 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% ▲ +7.1%

Lower than 71% 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 South Barwon (Western Victoria), English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 86.1% Mandarin 1.0% Punjabi 0.8% Italian 0.5% Hindi 0.4% Arabic 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Greek 0.2%

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 South Barwon (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27608/south-barwon/topic/language