2.3% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Woorinen South · Urban Centre
Language in Woorinen South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Woorinen South than in most similar areas. Only 2.3% of residents speak another language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. English is the primary language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 86.7% of residents, which is far below the Victorian average of 27.6% for other languages. While 1.3% of people speak little or no English, this is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
1.3% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Woorinen South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222104/woorinen-south/topic/language