Warracknabeal · Urban Centre

Language in Warracknabeal

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Warracknabeal than in most similar areas. Only 2.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Warracknabeal, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 88.1% of the community. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.2% speaking little or no English—a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2016.

2.5% ▲ +8.0%

Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

0.2% ▼ -5.0%

Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Warracknabeal, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

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 Warracknabeal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215089/warracknabeal/topic/language