2.4% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Maryborough · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Maryborough
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Maryborough compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This pattern has remained steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used at home for 89.6% of the population. Very few people here speak little or no English (0.2%), which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.
0.2% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31905/maryborough/topic/language