26.6% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
St Marys · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in St Marys
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of people in St Marys speak a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This diversity has grown steadily over the last decade, reflecting a more multicultural population than most other similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 26.6% of residents use another language at home, which is a rise of 4.8 points since 2011. While English is spoken by 66.1% of the community, other common languages include Arabic, Tagalog, Hindi and Punjabi; meanwhile, 3.2% speak little or no English.
3.2% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
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 St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12405/st-marys/topic/language