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Merredin · Council (LGA)

Language in Merredin

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Merredin, where very few people need translation services. Only 4.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Merredin, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Just 0.5% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure. This low level of linguistic diversity is reflected in the fact that 83.5% of residents speak only English at home.

People using another language at home

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4.8% ▼ -20.7%

Lower than 57% 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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0.5% ▼ -62.5%

Lower than 56% 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 Merredin, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 83.5% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.3% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Mandarin 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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55460/merredin/topic/language