8.3% ▲ +116.8%
Higher than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Traralgon - Morwell · Urban Area
Language in Traralgon - Morwell
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Traralgon - Morwell now use a language other than English at home. This figure rose by 4.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 8.3% in 2021. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.1% of residents, with Italian being the next most common at 1.2%. Only 1.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is well below the state average.
1.2% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Traralgon - Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2018/traralgon-morwell/topic/language