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Maryborough Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Maryborough Surrounds

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

Only 2.5% of people in Maryborough Surrounds use a language other than English at home, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This makes the region far less linguistically diverse than both Victoria and Australia. The lack of variety has remained steady over the last decade.

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📍 Maryborough Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 88.2% of residents, leaving very few people who speak little or no English at 0.2%. This figure is well below the national rate of 3.4% and has not changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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2.5% ▲ +23.4%

Lower than 94% 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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0.2% ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 90% 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 Maryborough Surrounds, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 88.2% Mandarin 0.1% Greek 0.1% Italian 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 Maryborough Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031017/maryborough-surrounds/topic/language