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Apollo Bay · Urban Centre

Language in Apollo Bay

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

Nearly 10% of people in Apollo Bay now speak a language other than English at home, which is a notable increase for the area. While English remains the dominant tongue, the variety of languages spoken here has grown since 2011.

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📍 Apollo Bay, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.9% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. Only 1.3% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the state figure and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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9.9% ▲ +139.5%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.3% ▼ -17.1%

Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.

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 Apollo Bay, English only is the majority at 95%; Greek is next at 2%.

English only 78.7% Greek 1.9% Mandarin 1.0% Tagalog 0.5% Cantonese 0.3% Punjabi 0.2%

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 Apollo Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215004/apollo-bay/topic/language