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Rainbow · Urban Centre

Language in Rainbow

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

Just 6.0% of people in Rainbow use a language other than English at home. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the Victorian and national figures.

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📍 Rainbow, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 83.6% of residents, and no one in the area speaks little or no English. The share of people using another language at home rose to 6.0% from 3.7% in 2011.

People using another language at home

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6.0% ▲ +62.1%

Higher than 73% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Rainbow, English only is the majority at 98%; Arabic is next at 1%.

English only 83.6% Arabic 0.6% Vietnamese 0.6% Tagalog 0.6%

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 Rainbow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222077/rainbow/topic/language