7.4% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Maroochy · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Maroochy
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Maroochy now speak a language other than English at home, with this figure rising to 7.4% since 2011. While the area is becoming more diverse, it remains far less linguistically diverse than the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86.2% of residents, and the 7.4% who use another language is well below the Queensland figure. This reflects a community where very few people struggle with English, as only 0.7% speak little or no English.
0.7% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Maroochy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31603/maroochy/topic/language