Maitland - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Maitland - North

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.

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📍 Maitland - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

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.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Maitland - North, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 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 Maitland - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021116/maitland-north/topic/language