12.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Murchison · Council (LGA)
Language in Murchison
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate in Murchison, where nearly 82% of residents speak only this language. While the area has more non-English speakers than most similar regions, it is still well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 12.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is a small drop from 14.0% in 2011. This is much lower than the 22.3% national figure, and notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Murchison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56160/murchison/topic/language