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Ouyen · Urban Centre

Language in Ouyen

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

English is the primary language for 87.1% of people in Ouyen. This town has a much lower proportion of people using other languages at home compared to the rest of the state and country, though the figure rose slightly to 4.2% since 2011.

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📍 Ouyen, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While Punjabi and Mandarin are the most common non-English languages, the number of people who speak little or no English is much higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.2% ▲ +40.7%

Higher than 58% 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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0.8% ▲ +690.3%

Higher than 75% 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 Ouyen, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 87.1% Punjabi 1.0% Mandarin 0.5% Greek 0.3%

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 Ouyen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215067/ouyen/topic/language