30.4% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Maroubra - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Maroubra - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Maroubra - South spoke a language other than English at home in 2011 than they do now. While this figure has fallen to 30.4%, the area remains well above the national average for linguistic diversity.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 30.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most areas. The most common non-English languages are Greek, Mandarin, Cantonese and Italian, though the proportion of people speaking little or no English has fallen to 3.9%.
3.9% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Maroubra - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021567/maroubra-south/topic/language