19.9% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Milperra · Suburb / Locality
Language in Milperra
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in five people in Milperra use a language other than English at home, reflecting a diverse local community. While this is much higher than in many similar areas, it remains well below the state average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.6% of residents, though Arabic (6.4%) and Greek (2.6%) are common alternatives. Around 2.5% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.5% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Milperra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12636/milperra/topic/language