German
16 speakers
That's fewer than one in 100 residents.
Towong, Victoria
Languages spoken in Towong
German is the most common language after English in Towong, though only 2.2 per cent of residents speak anything other than English at home, the 2021 Census found. Only a small margin separates Filipino from the leader. Nationally, a language other than English is at least twice as common.
- Residents
- 6,153
- Speak another language
- 134
- Languages at home
- 28
- Change since 2016
- +45.7%
What languages besides English do people speak in Towong?
None of these reaches one in 100 residents on its own.
Where does Towong sit against the City of Melbourne?
The share for the City of Melbourne is more than twice as high as Towong's. Among Victoria councils, Towong ranks 72nd.
- Towong
- 2.2%
- City of Melbourne
- 45.0%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Every figure leaves unanswered questions out of the count, so the areas compare like for like.
Which suburbs of Towong have the most speakers of other languages?
No suburb stands far apart; Tallangatta is highest and Corryong lowest.
Every suburb here has a page of its own.
- TallangattaLed by Samoan4%40
- BethangaLed by German3%18
- CorryongLed by Tagalog3%47
- Nariel ValleyLed by Filipino2%6
- TalgarnoLed by Japanese2%7
- Tallangatta ValleyLed by Spanish2%5
- BellbridgeLed by Mandarin2%8
- CudgewaLed by French1%3
- Tallandoon0%0
- Walwa0%0
- Tallangatta South0%0
- Mitta Mitta0%0
- Granya0%0
- 13 suburbs in Towong. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
2.2% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 527 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 10.7%; among respondents alone it's 2.4%.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
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