Maraylya · Suburb / Locality

Language in Maraylya

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

English is the dominant way of communicating for almost everyone in Maraylya. Only 6.6% of people use another language at home, meaning the area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 91.5% of the community speaks only English, the 6.6% who use other languages—such as Arabic and Italian—is higher than in most similar areas. This is consistent with a slightly higher than usual proportion of people who speak little or no English, though at 0.7% this remains well below the state figure.

6.6% ▲ +63.5%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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

0.7% ▲ +45.7%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Maraylya, English only is the majority at 98%; Arabic is next at 1%.

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 Maraylya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12494/maraylya/topic/language