Maryborough - Pyrenees · Sub-region (SA3)

Language in Maryborough - Pyrenees

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Maryborough - Pyrenees compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.6% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area one of the least linguistically diverse places in the region.

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📍 Maryborough - Pyrenees, Sub-region (SA3)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 88.5% of people. This is far below the Victorian average, and only 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure.

2.6% ▲ +33.8%

Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.2% ▼ -26.4%

Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 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.

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 - Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20103/maryborough-pyrenees/topic/language