11.2% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Geelong · Urban Area
Language in Geelong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in Geelong speak a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the state. While 11.2% of residents use another language, this is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This pattern has remained steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83.8% of the population, and the 11.2% who use another language is much higher than in most similar areas. Those who speak little or no English make up 1.5% of residents, a figure that rose slightly since 2016.
1.5% ▲ +233.8%
Higher than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2008/geelong/topic/language