3.0% ▲ +71.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Maitland - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Maitland - North. Only 3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.
English and the largest community languages.
The vast majority of residents speak only English, at 94.1%. While the proportion of people using another language rose slightly since 2011 to 3%, only 0.3% of the population speak little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales average.
3.0% ▲ +71.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▲ +249.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Maitland - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021116/maitland-north/topic/language