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Red Cliffs · Urban Centre

Language in Red Cliffs

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

More people in Red Cliffs spoke a language other than English at home in 2021 than in 2011. While the area is far less diverse than the Victorian or national average, it is still much more linguistically varied than most similar areas.

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📍 Red Cliffs, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 84.6% of residents, though the share of people using another language at home rose to 6.8% since 2011. Those who speak little or no English now make up 1.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure but fell 11 points since 2016.

People using another language at home

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6.8% ▲ +80.2%

Higher than 77% 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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1.7% ▼ -86.3%

Higher than 86% 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 Red Cliffs, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 84.6% Mandarin 0.9% Italian 0.7% Vietnamese 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% 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 Red Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215070/red-cliffs/topic/language