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Language in Main Arm

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Main Arm compared to the rest of the state. While 8.6% of the community use another language at home, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.

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📍 Main Arm, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, accounting for 69.8% of the population. Those who speak little or no English make up only 0.5% of the area, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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8.6% ▲ +31.8%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -8.4%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Main Arm, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 69.8% Mandarin 0.5%

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 Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12454/main-arm/topic/language