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Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin

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

A far higher share of people in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of Western Australia. About 36% of residents speak another language, a figure that has jumped 16 points since 2011. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state.

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📍 Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 56.5% of people speak only English, Tagalog, Punjabi, Arabic and Mandarin are also heard across the area. The 5.7% who speak little or no English is well above the state figure of 2.3%, though this proportion fell slightly since 2016.

People using another language at home

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36.0% ▲ +76.3%

Higher than 81% 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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5.7% ▼ -12.6%

Higher 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 Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin, English only is the majority at 83%; Tagalog is next at 5%.

English only 56.5% Tagalog 3.6% Punjabi 2.5% Arabic 1.3% Mandarin 1.2% Hindi 1.0% Italian 0.8% Cantonese 0.6% Vietnamese 0.4% 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 Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041136/maddington-orange-grove-martin/topic/language