46.7% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Macquarie Links · Suburb / Locality
Language in Macquarie Links
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of the people in Macquarie Links now speak a language other than English at home, marking a significant shift in the local profile. This high level of diversity is reflected in the wide range of languages spoken across the neighbourhood.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 46.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is spoken by 51.5% of people, other common languages include Arabic, Hindi, Tagalog and Greek; however, only 3.2% of the population speak little or no English.
3.2% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality 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 Macquarie Links [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12444/macquarie-links/topic/language