5.3% ▲ +64.9%
Lower than 67% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Warrnambool · Urban Area
Language in Warrnambool
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Warrnambool now speak a language other than English at home, rising from 3.2% in 2011 to 5.3% in 2021. While this represents an increase, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 89.1% of residents, with the share of people using another language at home sitting far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.9% speak little or no English, which is well below the state average.
0.9% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Warrnambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2021/warrnambool/topic/language