Clunes · Urban Centre

Language in Clunes

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

Fewer people use a language other than English in Clunes than in most similar areas. Only 2.8% of residents speak a different language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Clunes, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary tongue for 91.5% of the population. While the proportion of people using other languages rose slightly since 2011, those who speak little or no English are well below the national figure at 0.0%.

2.8% ▲ +59.3%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Clunes, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian 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 Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221019/clunes/topic/language