Mount Victoria · Urban Centre

Language in Mount Victoria

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

More people in Mount Victoria have started speaking a language other than English at home, with the figure rising to 8.0% since 2011. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the New South Wales and national figures.

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📍 Mount Victoria, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 89.8% of residents. Only 0.3% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.

8.0% ▲ +67.7%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.3% ▲ +2.0%

Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Mount Victoria, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

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 Mount Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121083/mount-victoria/topic/language