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Paynesville · Urban Centre

Language in Paynesville

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

Only 3.2% of people in Paynesville use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where English is the overwhelming primary language, especially as the use of other languages has fallen sharply over the last decade.

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📍 Paynesville, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 93.5% of residents, meaning the proportion of people speaking other languages is much lower than in Victoria and Australia. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 0.4%, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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3.2% ▼ -91.8%

Lower than 57% 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% ▼ -32.3%

Higher than 57% 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 Paynesville, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 93.5% Mandarin 0.5% Vietnamese 0.2% Punjabi 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 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 Paynesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215068/paynesville/topic/language