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Matcham · Suburb / Locality

Language in Matcham

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

English is the dominant language for 92.4% of people in Matcham. While more people here use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, this is still far below the national figure.

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📍 Matcham, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.0% of residents use another language at home, though no one reports speaking little or no English. Aside from English, the most common languages are Mandarin, Vietnamese and Hindi.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +68.4%

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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% 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 Matcham, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 92.4% Mandarin 1.5% Vietnamese 0.7% Hindi 0.7% Arabic 0.3% Italian 0.3%

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 Matcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12530/matcham/topic/language