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Monaltrie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Monaltrie

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Monaltrie, where very few residents use other languages. Only 4.3% of people speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much more linguistically uniform than most of Australia.

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📍 Monaltrie, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 91.1% of the community speaks only English, Cantonese is the most common second language at 3.4%. Despite this, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English, a result that is well below the New South Wales figure.

People using another language at home

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4.3% ▲ +9.6%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Monaltrie, English only is the majority at 96%; Cantonese is next at 4%.

English only 91.1% Cantonese 3.4%

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 Monaltrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12685/monaltrie/topic/language