3.8% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Castlemaine · Urban Area
Language in Castlemaine
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 84.4% of people in Castlemaine, making it a place where very few residents speak a foreign language. This trend is far below the national figure, with only 3.8% of the community using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the 22.3% national figure and has barely changed since 2011. Consistent with this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is well below the Australian average at just 0.4%.
0.4% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2005/castlemaine/topic/language