Mollymook Beach · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mollymook Beach

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Mollymook Beach compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.5% of residents speak another language, which is much lower than the national figure of 22.3%. This creates a community where English is the dominant primary language.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 91.1% of residents, while Italian and Arabic are the next most common languages. While no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, this is well below the 3.4% national figure.

3.5% ▲ +2.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 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 Mollymook Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian 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 Mollymook Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12681/mollymook-beach/topic/language