28.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Matraville · Suburb / Locality
Language in Matraville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 29% of people in Matraville use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse among similar locations in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 65.4% of residents speak only English, others commonly use Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek, or Italian. About 3.9% of the population speak little or no English, which is among the highest proportions seen in similar areas.
3.9% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Matraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12534/matraville/topic/language