Mirrabooka · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mirrabooka

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

A far lower percentage of people speak a language other than English in Mirrabooka compared to the rest of the state. Only 3.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most parts of Australia.

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📍 Mirrabooka, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.5% of the population, with very few people speaking Greek or Arabic. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, this is still higher than most similar areas.

3.2% ▼ -42.8%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

0.0% → —

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 Mirrabooka, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

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 Mirrabooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12658/mirrabooka/topic/language