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Language in South-West Coast (Western Victoria)

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

Just 4.1% of people in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and among the lowest rates for similar areas. The linguistic makeup of the region has remained stable over the last few years.

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📍 South-West Coast (Western Victoria), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost 90% of residents speak only English, and only 0.6% of the population speak little or no English, which is much lower than most areas. This trend has barely changed since 2016, with small numbers of people speaking Mandarin, Vietnamese or Tagalog.

People using another language at home

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4.1% —

Lower than 92% 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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0.6% ▼ -19.5%

Lower than 82% 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-West Coast (Western Victoria), English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 89.9% Mandarin 0.5% Vietnamese 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Punjabi 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Greek 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Italian 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 South-West Coast (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27708/south-west-coast/topic/language