Manly Vale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Manly Vale

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

Far more people speak a language other than English in Manly Vale than in most similar areas. While about 21.7% of residents use another language at home, this is still a little below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English, which accounts for 74.5% of the population.

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📍 Manly Vale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 21.7% of people use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin (2.4%) and Italian (1.5%) being the most common. Despite being much higher than similar areas, the 2.4% of residents who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

21.7% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 21.7%

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

2.4% ▼ -27.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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 Manly Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12486/manly-vale/topic/language