3.8% ▼ -44.9%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nar Nar Goon · Urban Centre
Language in Nar Nar Goon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A huge gap exists between Nar Nar Goon (L) and the wider state, with only 3.8% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%, making the area overwhelmingly English-speaking.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language for 89.7% of residents, and the proportion of people using another language at home fell to 3.8% since 2011. While 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas, this is still well below the state average.
0.6% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
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 Nar Nar Goon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221052/nar-nar-goon/topic/language