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Mid Murray · Council (LGA)

Language in Mid Murray

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

Very little has changed in the linguistic makeup of Mid Murray since 2011, with the area remaining far less diverse than the rest of the state. Only 1.9% of residents speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely moved in a decade.

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📍 Mid Murray, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.9% of the population. This helps explain why the proportion of people who speak little or no English is just 0.2%, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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1.9% ▼ -20.4%

Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -47.2%

Lower than 84% 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 Mid Murray, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 87.9% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Punjabi 0.0% Greek 0.0% Italian 0.0%

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 Mid Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44210/mid-murray/topic/language