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Murray Bridge Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Murray Bridge Surrounds

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

Only 3.1% of people in Murray Bridge Surrounds use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country. The trend has remained steady, with very few residents speaking little or no English.

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📍 Murray Bridge Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 90.9% of residents, which helps explain why the 0.3% who speak little or no English is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%. Other languages are very rare here, with Italian and Greek each spoken by a tiny fraction of the population.

People using another language at home

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3.1% ▲ +19.0%

Lower than 89% 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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0.3% ▲ +34.3%

Lower than 86% 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 Murray Bridge Surrounds, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 90.9% Italian 0.4% Greek 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 Murray Bridge Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031166/murray-bridge-surrounds/topic/language