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Meekatharra · Council (LGA)

Language in Meekatharra

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

English is the main language for 60.9% of people in Meekatharra. While the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 14.2% since 2011, this is still well below the national figure.

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📍 Meekatharra, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas. Very few people speak little or no English, at 1.1%, though this figure has risen slightly since 2016.

People using another language at home

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14.2% ▲ +98.1%

Higher than 73% 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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1.1% ▲ —

Higher than 64% 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 Meekatharra, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 60.9% Mandarin 0.9% Tagalog 0.5% Cantonese 0.3% Italian 0.3%

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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55250/meekatharra/topic/language