6.2% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Merewether - The Junction · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Merewether - The Junction
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 6.2% of people in Merewether - The Junction used a language other than English at home in 2021, though this figure has risen slightly since 2011. English remains the dominant tongue in an area where very few residents struggle with the language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 90.8% of residents, leaving this area far below the national figure of 22.3% for those using other languages. Consequently, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is much lower than most areas at just 0.5%.
0.5% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Merewether - The Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031228/merewether-the-junction/topic/language