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Werribee (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Werribee (Western Metropolitan)

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

More than one in three people in Werribee speak a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than the rest of the country. This diversity has grown quickly, with the share of people using another language rising by 8.0 percentage points since 2016.

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📍 Werribee (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 57.4% of residents speak only English, 36.3% use another language, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Punjabi and Hindi are the most common non-English languages, and 5.3% of the population speak little or no English, a rate that is much higher than in most other areas.

People using another language at home

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36.3% —

Higher 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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5.3% ▲ +6.7%

Higher than 83% 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 Werribee (Western Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 81%; Punjabi is next at 6%.

English only 57.4% Punjabi 4.2% Hindi 2.9% Italian 1.4% Mandarin 1.3% Tagalog 1.0% Arabic 1.0% Vietnamese 0.8% Greek 0.5% Cantonese 0.4%

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 Werribee (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28507/werribee/topic/language