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Beechworth · Urban Centre

Language in Beechworth

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

An increasing number of people are using languages other than English in Beechworth, though the trend is slow. While 5.0% of residents now speak another tongue at home, this remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Beechworth, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 91.0% of the community, and those who speak little or no English make up just 0.4% of the population. This is well below the Victorian average of 4.4% and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +36.1%

Higher than 66% 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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0.4% ▼ -17.4%

Higher than 59% 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 Beechworth, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 91.0% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.4% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Beechworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215012/beechworth/topic/language