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Margaret River · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Margaret River

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

English is the primary way of communicating for the vast majority of people in Margaret River. Only 9.5% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Margaret River, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is spoken by 82.8% of the community, the number of people using other languages has risen to 9.5% since 2011. Italian is the most common non-English language at 1.0%, and very few people—just 1.3%—struggle with English.

People using another language at home

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9.5% ▲ +46.3%

Lower than 57% 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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1.3% ▲ +30.9%

Lower than 52% 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 Margaret River, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 82.8% Italian 1.0% Mandarin 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Greek 0.0%

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 Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501011004/margaret-river/topic/language