Mandarin
313 speakers
Its speaker count has more than tripled since 2016.
Colac Otway, Victoria
The languages of Colac Otway beyond English
In Colac Otway, English dominates, but 5.1 per cent of residents speak another language at home, led by Mandarin, according to the 2021 Census. One language clears the one-in-100 mark. Colac Otway's share is less than half the share for the City of Melbourne.
- Residents
- 21,795
- Speak another language
- 1,121
- Languages at home
- 63
- Change since 2016
- +66.6%
Which languages other than English are spoken most in Colac Otway?
After English, Mandarin comes first.
What are Colac Otway's five largest language communities?
Mandarin has grown by more than half since 2016.
The largest five communities, beside their change on the previous census.
How big is Colac Otway's multilingual community next to Victoria?
Across Victoria, the share speaking another language is more than double. 36 councils in Victoria have a lower share.
- Colac Otway
- 5.1%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- City of Melbourne
- 45.0%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
Where in Colac Otway is a language other than English most common?
Apollo Bay tops the list, but the spread across 25 suburbs is narrow.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- Colac EastLed by Mandarin18%35
- Apollo Bay (Vic.)Led by Greek8%112
- Wye RiverLed by Bengali7%21
- GlenaireLed by Greek7%14
- ColacLed by Mandarin7%675
- Marengo (Vic.)Led by Nepali5%13
- ElliminytLed by Mandarin5%137
- Carlisle RiverLed by Italian4%23
- Barongarook WestLed by French4%14
- LarpentLed by Spanish4%7
- Forrest (Vic.)Led by Arabic3%8
- Skenes CreekLed by Indonesian2%13
- Barwon DownsLed by Japanese2%9
- BeeacLed by Italian2%15
- KawarrenLed by Croatian2%7
- BarongarookLed by Japanese2%7
- Wool WoolLed by Mandarin1%4
- OnditLed by Mandarin1%4
- CororookeLed by Vietnamese1%3
- Birregurra0%0
- Irrewarra0%0
- Irrewillipe0%0
- Warncoort0%0
- Corunnun0%0
- Colac West0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 25 suburbs in all.
Which countries are Colac Otway's overseas-born residents from?
The largest group born overseas comes from England.
Country of birth
8.6% born overseas, across 63 countries.
- 01England481+5.0%
- 02New Zealand220-0.9%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)168+180%
- 04Taiwan119+693%
- 05Philippines92+109%
- 06India84+71.4%
- 07Netherlands70+22.8%
- 08Scotland59-18.1%
- 09United States of America46+53.3%
- 10Germany39-4.9%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs10,204+40.0%
- 02Christianity9,456-13.4%
- 03Buddhism155+37.2%
- 04Islam89-19.8%
- 05Hinduism86+161%
- 06Judaism7+16.7%
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
A note on method: 1,368 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 5.1% sits below the 11.4% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 5.5% measured across respondents only.
Two caveats: summing suburbs leaves out residents with no usual address, so national totals land a little under ABS published figures, and ranked lists leave out broad ABS categories that don't name a language.
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