5.1% ▲ +69.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Merimbula · Suburb / Locality
Language in Merimbula
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Merimbula, where only 5.1% of people use another tongue at home. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the New South Wales and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 89% of residents speak only English. Very few people struggle with the language, as only 0.5% speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the state average.
0.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Merimbula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12586/merimbula/topic/language