German
157 speakers
Its speaker count has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
Surf Coast, Victoria
Which languages are spoken in Surf Coast?
Surf Coast is overwhelmingly English-speaking: at the 2021 Census, 3.2 per cent of residents used another language at home, most often German. Surf Coast's share is well under the national share. That number was well over a fifth lower in 2016.
- Residents
- 36,971
- Speak another language
- 1,201
- Languages at home
- 56
- Change since 2016
- +38.5%
Which languages other than English are spoken in Surf Coast?
These three top a list of small communities.
What sets Surf Coast apart from Victoria?
Across Victoria, the share speaking another language is more than double. In Victoria, 55 councils rank above Surf Coast.
- Surf Coast
- 3.2%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
How even is Surf Coast from suburb to suburb?
From Lorne down to Buckley, the gap is modest.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- Lorne (Vic.)Led by Greek9%141
- Bells BeachLed by Polish8%13
- Deans MarshLed by German5%26
- GnarwarreLed by Greek5%17
- Torquay (Vic.)Led by German4%683
- BellbraeLed by German3%41
- GherangLed by French3%11
- Jan JucLed by French3%111
- AngleseaLed by Spanish2%76
- Aireys InletLed by German2%19
- BambraLed by Vietnamese2%6
- BarraboolLed by Italian2%4
- FairhavenLed by German1%7
- WinchelseaLed by Hindi1%32
- MoriacLed by German1%8
- BuckleyLed by French1%6
- Freshwater Creek0%0
- Paraparap0%0
- Ombersley0%0
- Mount Moriac0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 20 suburbs in all.
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.
Blank answers matter here. 1,947 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 3.2%. Count them in and it's 8.5%; drop them from the base and it's 3.4%.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
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