Merrygoen · Suburb / Locality

Language in Merrygoen

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

English is the only language spoken in the homes of almost everyone in Merrygoen. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most similar places, with no residents using a language other than English at home.

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📍 Merrygoen, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 92.4% of people speak only English, the 0.0% who use another language at home is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This is consistent with the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English.

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Merrygoen, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Merrygoen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12598/merrygoen/topic/language