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Murrumbidgee · Council (LGA)

Language in Murrumbidgee

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the dominant language for 86.3% of people in Murrumbidgee. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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📍 Murrumbidgee, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.1% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the very low proportion of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▼ -17.4%

Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Murrumbidgee, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 86.3% Tagalog 0.5% Italian 0.3% Cantonese 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Arabic 0.1%

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 Murrumbidgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15560/murrumbidgee/topic/language