1.7% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Skipton · Urban Centre
Language in Skipton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone living in Skipton. Very few people use a different language at home, which is a stark contrast to the wider state and national trends.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 1.7% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. While this is much lower than most areas, 0.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is actually much higher than in similar areas.
0.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222084/skipton/topic/language