37.3% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Marrickville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Marrickville - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a third of people in Marrickville - South speak another language at home, which is far above the national figure. This creates a diverse linguistic landscape where 37.3% of residents use a language other than English, making it much more multilingual than most other areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 58% of people, followed by Greek at 8.1% and Vietnamese at 7.8%. This diversity is reflected in the 9.4% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 3.4%.
9.4% —
Higher than 91% 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.
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 Marrickville - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021637/marrickville-south/topic/language