Maryborough Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Maryborough Surrounds - South

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

Among the lowest in the region for linguistic variety, Maryborough Surrounds - South is a place where almost everyone speaks English. Just 2% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Maryborough Surrounds - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 89.4% of residents, leaving the area far below the national figure for language diversity. Only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

2.0% ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.2% ▲ +59.9%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 - South, English only is the majority at 100%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319051525/maryborough-surrounds-south/topic/language