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Language in Maitland

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Maitland compared to the rest of the state. Only 4.9% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 26.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most parts of Australia.

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📍 Maitland, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.8% of residents. While 4.9% of people use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—only 0.5% speak little or no English, a result well below the state figure.

People using another language at home

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4.9% ▲ +1.4%

Higher than 60% 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% ▼ -49.7%

Higher than 70% 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 Maitland, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 87.8% Mandarin 0.5% Hindi 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Italian 0.2%

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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12458/maitland/topic/language