20.9% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Marion · Council (LGA)
Language in Marion
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in five people in Marion use a language other than English at home, creating a diverse linguistic landscape. This is well above the South Australian figure, reflecting a community where a variety of cultural backgrounds are woven into daily life.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76% of the community, but the use of other languages rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.9%. While this is much higher than most areas, only 2.6% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016. Common non-English languages include Mandarin at 3.1%, Punjabi at 1.2%, and Greek and Arabic at 1.1%.
2.6% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Marion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44060/marion/topic/language