Beeac · Urban Centre

Language in Beeac

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Beeac, with far fewer people using another language at home than in most similar areas. Only 1.8% of residents speak a language other than English, which is much lower than the national figure.

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📍 Beeac, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people speak only English (93.1%), and Punjabi is the next most common language at 2.8%. This is consistent with the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure well below the Victorian and national averages.

1.8% ▼ -30.6%

Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Beeac, English only is the majority at 97%; Punjabi is next at 3%.

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 Beeac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222005/beeac/topic/language