8.3% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mooroopna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mooroopna
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people in Mooroopna use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. Only 8.3% of residents speak another language, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While this number has risen slightly since 2011, English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 81.6% of people speak only English, and those who use another language at home include small numbers of Punjabi, Italian, Mandarin and Tagalog speakers. Only 1.8% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
1.8% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031415/mooroopna/topic/language