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Macksville - Scotts Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Macksville - Scotts Head

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Macksville - Scotts Head compared to most similar areas. Only 3.8% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area one of the most linguistically uniform in the region.

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📍 Macksville - Scotts Head, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.9% of the population, and the number of people who speak little or no English is well below the state average at just 0.7%. While the use of other languages rose 2.1 percentage points since 2011, the most common non-English languages spoken here are Punjabi, Italian, and Greek.

People using another language at home

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3.8% ▲ +128.9%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.7% ▲ +292.6%

Lower than 69% 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.

Language used at home

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In Macksville - Scotts Head, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 89.9% Punjabi 0.6% Italian 0.2% Greek 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Hindi 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 Macksville - Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021157/macksville-scotts-head/topic/language